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Raven jerks and stiffens. For a second, I think she is only surprised: Her mouth goes round, her eyes wide. Then she begins teetering backward, and I know that she is dead. Falling, falling, falling . . .
Lauren Oliver
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Lauren Oliver
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
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