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Our parents were a test tube and a turkey baster.
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James Patterson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 22
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James Brendan Patterson
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They're afraid of change, and we must change. They're afraid of the young, and we are the young. They're afraid of music, and music is our life. They're afraid of books, and knowledge, and ideas. They're most afraid of our magic.
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My invite must have gotten lost in the mail, she said venomously. But I don't mind crashing this party. -Maximum Ride talking to Max II
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why can't you just get out of here and leave me alone?i bellowed. i can't! dylan shouted back,his face twisted with an anger i'd never seen from him. you can,i said through gritted teeth.just point your wings that way and flap!
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