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Richard wayne peck was born on april 5, 1934, in illinois to virginia grey peck and wayne peck. This was a very good book i like the characters, the plot is intense, and the author has a beautiful way of describing the amazing views and landscapes of their last safe place. The safe place is being published simultaneously in the us and the uk, with several other countries to follow. Fans of dystopian fiction and spinechilling adventure will devour the one safe place.
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