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There's always world enough and time.

Audrey Niffenegger

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Audrey Niffenegger
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: June 13
Artist
Author
Novelist
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Science Fiction Writer
University Teacher
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South Haven
Michigan
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Enough
Always
Time

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