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I am standing here in the shed, and I'm waiting to see if my seeds are going to poke out ofthe dirt. I don't know if it's too early to look for signs of life or if, this time, winter has claimed my family for good.

Maggie Stiefvater

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Maggie Stiefvater
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: November 18
Novelist
Writer
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Look
Dirt
Looks
Shed
Going
Seeds
Good
Winter
Time
Early
Ofthe
Life
Standing
Poke
Waiting
Claimed
Family
Signs

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