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The kidnapping, the kiss. I brought him here, after all. I rescue him an pulled him into this new life, a life of freedom and feeling.

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 41
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Westchester County
New York
Brought
Feeling
Freedom
Feelings
Kidnapping
Life
Pulled
Rescue
Kiss
Kissing

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