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Is falling in love with someone's story the same thing as falling in love with the person himself?

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Ally Condie
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 2
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Cedar City
Utah
Love
Falling
Story
Fall
Someone
Stories
Persons
Person
Thing
Matched

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