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After you were bitten, i knew what would happen. I waited for you to change, every night, so i could bring you back and keep you from getting hurt. How long did you wait? I haven't stopped.

Maggie Stiefvater

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Maggie Stiefvater
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: November 18
Novelist
Writer
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Getting
Waited
Keep
Stopped
Night
Wait
Change
Haven
Back
Bring
Every
Knew
Long
Hurt
Would
Happen
Bitten

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