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She hesitated, then reached out to Jared in her mind, and uncertainty washed away in the wave of reassurance she got back.

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Sarah Rees Brennan
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: September 21
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Airlan
Reassurance
Washed
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Uncertainty
Wave
Away
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