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I want to run. To do what I always do, have always done, for the last five years of my life. Escape, flee into the shadows. But this time, I stand my ground. I'm tired of running.

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Marie Lu
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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Always
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Life
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