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Too much sun after a Syracuse winter does strange things to your head, makes you feel strong, even if you aren't.

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Laurie Halse Anderson
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: October 23
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Laurie Beth Halse
Even
Aren
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Strange
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Strong
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Syracuse
Doe
Winter
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