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Once upon a time there were two parents, two children, and a brick house with lilies in the yard. The parents died, the lilies wilted. One child disappeared. Then the other. Pg 225

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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
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Connecticut
United States
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