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I was against felonies when a misdemeanor would do.

Maggie Stiefvater

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Maggie Stiefvater
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: November 18
Novelist
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
Would
Felonies
Misdemeanor
Misdemeanors
Felony

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