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Of course. That's what people do in a disordered world, a world of freedom and choice: they leave when they want. They disappear, they come back, they leave again. And you are left to pick up the pieces on your own.

Lauren Oliver

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
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