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Our imaginations are strong as children. Sometimes they get shoved aside, these imaginations. They get dusty and mildewed with age. The imagination is a muscle that has to be put to use or it shrivels.
Julianna Baggott
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Julianna Baggott
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 30
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Wilmington
Delaware
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