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i feel like a curtain has dropped away and i'm seeing people for who they really are, different, and sharp, and unknowable.

Lauren Oliver

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 41
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Westchester County
New York
People
Sharp
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Away
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Feels
Unknowable
Different
Curtain
Really
Curtains
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Dropped

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