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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
Author
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Oklahoma
United States
Sarah Leigh Fogleman
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Covered
Clutched
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Fake
Grate
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Cobwebs
Girl
Dust
Tightly
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Smiled
Moved
Gorgeous
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Pulled
Completely
Grasp
Unharmed

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