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Me and Todd? Together against the Mayor? She smiles. He doesn't stand a chance.

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Patrick Ness
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 17
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Journalist
Literary Critic
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Science Fiction Writer
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Virginia
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Mayor

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