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It’s hard to look at Barron now, but I do. He’s smirking. His black hair and black suit make him into a shadow, as if I conjured some dark mirror of myself.

Holly Black

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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
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New Jersey
United States
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