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Like that lightning that comes out of the blue when there's not even a storm going on, just a crazy crack in the sky. With something like that right in front of you, you can't help but feel there's new possibilities out there.

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Marisha Pessl
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: October 26
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Clarkston
Michigan
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