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The baby, a girl, is born at 6:24 a.m. She weighs six pounds, ten ounces. The mother takes the baby in her arms and asks her, Who are you, my little one? And in response, this baby, who is Liz and not Liz at the same time, laughs.
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Gabrielle Zevin
Age: 46
Born: 1977
Born: October 24
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