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My heart is fluid and soaring. There's no longer any space between heartbeats.

Lauren Oliver

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Westchester County
New York
Fluid
Soar
Longer
Space
Heart
Heartbeats
Soaring
Heartbeat

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