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We move in and out of darkness and light all our lives. Right now I'm pleased to be in the light.

Neal Shusterman

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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
New York
Right
Unwind
Pleased
Darkness
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Moving
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