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In one of the tents, Julian is sleeping. And in another: Alex

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 41
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
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Science Fiction Writer
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Westchester County
New York
Julian
Tents
Alex
Sleeping
Sleep
Another

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