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Tally turned away. Five minutes was suddenly too long to stand here, eyes burning, unable to cry.
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Scott Westerfeld
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: May 5
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Science Fiction Writer
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Dallas
Texas
Scott David Westerfeld
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