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I need to finish this scarf/shawl/blanket thing so I can start something for Emma- a hat, maybe, or a sweater for her stuffed elephant.

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Laurie Halse Anderson
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 23
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Laurie Beth Halse
Something
Elephants
Scarf
Hats
Scarves
Finish
Sweater
Maybe
Emma
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Stuffed
Need
Sweaters
Needs
Elephant
Thing
Blanket
Shawl

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