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And I laugh at myself for thinking I could touch the sky.

Ally Condie

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Ally Condie
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 2
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Cedar City
Utah
Sky
Touch
Laugh
Laughing
Thinking

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