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Being a teen is past for me. Worrying about the world and my place in it is not.

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Ally Condie
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 2
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Cedar City
Utah
Teen
Worrying
Worry
Place
Past
World

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