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Alexia,” she hissed to her friend, “there are knees positively everywhere. What do I do?
Gail Carriger
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Gail Carriger
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: May 4
Archaeologist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Bolinas
California
Positively
Knees
Everywhere
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Alexia
Hissed
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