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He squeezed her hand. Then I'll come get you, wherever you are when it happens. We'll be okay. But what about everybody else? He stared out across the river, nodding slowly. My guess is, everybody else is in big trouble.
Scott Westerfeld
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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
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Scott David Westerfeld
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