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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
Author
Science Fiction Writer
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Looks
Eyes
Wholly
Eye
Vulnerable
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Defense
Makes
Loves
Nature
Grief
Littles
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Joy
Little
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