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Augustus, I said. Really. You don't have to do this. Sure I do, he said. I found my Wish. God, you're the best, I told him. I bet you say that to all the boys who finance your international travel, he answered.
John Green
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John Green
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: August 24
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