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Lies, Mr Solomon said the next morning as he walked into the classroom. We tell them to our friends, he said. We tell them to our enemies. And eventually...we tell them to ourselves.

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