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Crouched on the roof between BEx and Liz, I wasn't a girl who had just broken up with her boyfriend I looked at my watch and check my gear instead of crying. I had a mission objective and not a broken heart.

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Ally Carter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 1
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Sarah Leigh Fogleman
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