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She can feel his blood, just beneath his skin when he breathes, the air fills with smoke. He's like a dragon, ancient and fearless.

Alice Hoffman

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Alice Hoffman
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 16
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Blood
Fearless
Feel
Beneath
Feels
Skin
Like
Smoke
Skins
Breathes
Breathe
Dragon
Ancient
Fills
Air
Dragons

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