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Hi there, squeaked a precocious little voice, you are speaking to Chloe Fusakawa, and I have just learned how to answer the phone.

Gabrielle Zevin

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Gabrielle Zevin
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: October 24
Author
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Screenwriter
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New York City
New York
Littles
Phone
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Phones
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Learned
Technology
Squeaked
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Precocious
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Chloe

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