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Mercy Watson was a character that had been in my head for a long time.
Kate DiCamillo
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Kate DiCamillo
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 25
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo
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No one cared what she wanted. No one had ever cared. And perhaps, worst of all, no one ever would care.
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