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I think of how perhaps the best way to fly would be with hands full of earth, so you always remember where you came from.

Ally Condie

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Ally Condie
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 2
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Cedar City
Utah
Would
Full
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Came
Thinking
Hands
Remember
Earth
Best
Way
Always
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