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Among all life forms, there are creatures with charisma and creatures without. It's one of those ineffable qualities we can't quite define, but we all seem to respond similarly to.
Susan Orlean
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Susan Orlean
Age: 68
Born: 1955
Born: October 31
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Cleveland
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