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A good zoo, Stella said, is a large domain. A wild cage. A safe place to be. It has room to roam and humans who don't hurt. She pauses, considering her words. A good zoo is how humans make amends.
Katherine Applegate
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Katherine Applegate
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 9
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Ann Arbor
Michigan
Katherine Alice Applegate
L. E. Blair
Katherine Kendall
Beth Kincaid
A. R. Plumb
Pat Pollari
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