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But then the girl moved, and smiled, and pulled her hand from the grate- a gorgeous green stone clutched tightly in her grasp. It was covered with dust and cobwebs, but it was uncracked and unharmed. And, of course, completely fake.

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Ally Carter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 1
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Oklahoma
United States
Sarah Leigh Fogleman
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Grate
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Stone
Cobwebs
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Dust
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Hands
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