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Theres nothing like reading about a world that feels dead to throw your own beautiful, colorful life into sharp relief.

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Ally Condie
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 2
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Cedar City
Utah
Beautiful
Nothing
Theres
Feels
Colorful
Life
Sharp
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Relief
World
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Dead
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