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Ani felt a stirring, a hope, a winged thing waking up in her chest and brushing her heart with it's feathers.

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Shannon Hale
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 26
Author
Fantasy Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Thing
Stirring
Feathers
Chest
Chests
Waking
Hope
Felt
Winged
Heart
Brushing

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