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Who am I? The sum of your dreams, the thrill you refuse to grasp, the unknown you fear.

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Neal Shusterman
Age: 61
Born: 1962
Born: November 12
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Fear
Dream
Grasp
Thrill
Unknown
Refuse
Dreams

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