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There is ebb and flow. Leaving and coming. Flight and fall. Sing and silent. Reaching and reached.
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Ally Condie
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 2
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Science Fiction Writer
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Cedar City
Utah
Leaving
Sing
Silent
Flow
Coming
Fall
Reached
Reaching
Flight
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