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He spends the majority of the evening in the company of Celia Bowen, whose elaborate gown changes color, shifting through a rainbow of hues to compliment whoever she is closest to.

Erin Morgenstern

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Erin Morgenstern
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: July 8
Novelist
Writer
Company
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Hues
Closest
Gown
Whoever
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Evening
Gowns
Changes
Elaborate
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Whose
Shifting
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Rainbow
Celia

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