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She crossed the room to him, put her arms around him, clung to him, turning her face to the side, learning all at once that it was awkward to show a person all of one's love when one's nose was broken.

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Kristin Cashore
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: June 10
Novelist
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Boston
Massachusetts
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