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There's a conflicted look in Day's eyes, a joy and a grief, that makes him so vulnerable. I realize how little defense he has against my words. He loves so wholly. It is his nature.

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Marie Lu
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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Nature
Grief
Littles
Realize
Look
Joy
Little
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Conflicted
Looks
Eyes
Wholly
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