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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.

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