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She knocked and waited, because when the door was opened from within, it had the potential to lead someplace quite different.

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Laini Taylor
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: December 11
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Chico
California
Quite
Someplace
Within
Waited
Different
Knocked
Opened
Potential
Door
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