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When I was a kid, I was surrounded by girls: older sisters, older girl cousins just down the street... except for an older boy named Vito who threw rocks. Each year I would wish for a baby brother. It never happened.

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
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Norwich
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