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Every third step I ran, my breath exploded out of me all in a rush. One step to suck in another cold lungful. One step to let it excape. One step of not breathing.

Maggie Stiefvater

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Maggie Stiefvater
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: November 18
Novelist
Writer
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Steps
Ran
Another
Breathing
Every
Breath
Breaths
Third
Thirds
Exploded
Step
Suck
Cold
Rush

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