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There are certain prehistoric things that swim beyond extinction.

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Karen Russell
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: July 10
Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
Miami
Florida
Prehistoric
Extinction
Swim
Beyond
Certain
Things

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