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You can be who you will,” he repeated. His voice softened. “And if you will have me, I will be the one beside you.

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Shannon Hale
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 26
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Fantasy Author
Novelist
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Softened
Repeated
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