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I didn't like being alone. Being alone was slightly better than having to deal with people, that's all. Or so I'd convinced myself.

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Lauren Myracle
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: May 15
Comics Writer
Novelist
Writer
Brevard
North Carolina
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People
Slightly
Convinced
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Alone
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