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Mice? Fine. Flying mice? Not so fine.

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
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Science Fiction Writer
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Westchester County
New York
Mice
Flying
Fine

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A string of bright white buildinh, glistening like teeth over the slurping mouth of the ocean.
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