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(Why did they call them sneakers if it was so hard to sneak in them?)

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Neal Shusterman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: November 12
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Science Fiction Writer
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Brooklyn
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Sneakers
Sneak
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Looks are deceiving, Risa says. After all, when I first saw you I thought you looked reasonably intelligent.
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