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Even the greatest movements on earth, have their beginnings with something small.

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Westchester County
New York
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Greatest
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Earth
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Something
Beginnings
Movements

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