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Do you love him? Deryn swallowed, then pointed at the screen. He makes me feel like that. Like flying.
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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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