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Hang T Nguyen, 32
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Sylvia Browne (1936-2013)
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Kristin MacDowell, 44
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Kate Chopin (1850-1904)
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Derek Blasberg, 43
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Stephen Hunter, 79
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Beau Willimon, 49
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William F. Nolan (1928-2021)
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Kay Thompson (1909-1988)
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Jason F Wright, 54
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Robert Heinlein (1907-1988)
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Naomi Shihab Nye, 73
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Courtney Ryley Cooper (1886-1940)
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Curly Nikki, 42
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Matt Gunn, 55
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Charles Guenther (1920-2008)
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Candice Mathis, 39
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Brian McDonald, 60
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