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What are you?” I said irritably. “In the Serengeti, Ms. Lane, I would be the cheetah. I’m stronger, smarter, faster, and hungrier than everything else out there. And I don’t apologize to the gazelle when I take it down.

Karen Marie Moning

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Karen Marie Moning
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: November 1
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Science Fiction Writer
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Cincinnati
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