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I lost a horse today.' 'That sounds careless. What happened?' 'She jumped off a cliff.' 'A cliff! Is that normal?

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Maggie Stiefvater
Age: 42
Born: 1981
Born: November 18
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
Sounds
Horse
Normal
Happened
Sound
Jumped
Lost
Cliff
Today
Cliffs
Careless

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