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And new, too. Remade. Ready to move again. Listening was the start, she decided. Doing was the next step.

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Shannon Hale
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 26
Author
Fantasy Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Decided
Listening
Move
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Ready
Start
Remade
Moving
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