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I had been going out to Orient for several years.

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Christopher Bollen
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: November 26
Journalist
Novelist
Cincinnati
Ohio
Orient
Several
Going
Years

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I have to say I do read partly for escapism. Why can't I escape and learn something?
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I feel that I'm solid at description.
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My strength is character. I'm pretty good at building walking-talking humans with brains like beehives.
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