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Fedora (3)
Fedora "Dora" is a three year old girl who has been in the orphanage since she was newborn. She is quiet and thoughtful, and likes to play dress-up. Fedora has curly blond hair and brown eyes.

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Aloisia(4)
Aloisia is a four year old girl who barely ever speaks. She just came to the orphanage a few weeks ago, after she was found alone and beaten in her suburban home. Her parents, her mother in particular, were physically abusive. The night they left, they beat her up very badly. Thinking she was dead, both of them fled the scene. Aloisia is very afraid that her parents will come back one day, so she doesn't like to go out in public. She has many scars and one of her legs is twisted. Aloisia has light red hair and pale hazel eyes

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Elam (17) is the uncle of Aurelie (5). Aurelie's late mother, Elam's sister and her husband died six months ago. Elam and his dad then took in Aurelie. About three months ago, Elam's dad went to prison for embezling from his company. Elam has black hair and gray-green eyes.

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Aurelie doesn't really understand what happened to her parents yet. She can't and doesn't want to come to terms with the fact that she won't see them again. She is happy most of the time, and loves playing with other children. Aurelie has sandy-blond hair and hazel eyes.

Ruth is a beautiful eight year old girl with big green eyes and auburn hair. Ruth was deaf until she was seven years old when she received a life-changing operation and cannot speak well yet, but she is learning. Ruth looks forward to being with other children.

Anton (12)
Anton is a twelve year old Russian boy who suffers from depression since his parents and sister both died last year. He is very dependant on those around him, and he'll make sure you know what he needs. Though he is often down in the dumps, Anton is a kind boy who gets along well with most people. He has wavy brown hair and blue-gray eyes.

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Deborah (13)
Deborah is a thirteen year old from Africa who was a child slave until two years ago when she ran away. She is very self-sufficient, and helpful. She makes do with what she has and doesn't ask for more. She has black hair that she usually keeps in braids and brown eyes.

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Amadea (8)
is a bright and cheerful girl. She has been living with her grandmother for six years, though now her grandmother has entered a nursing home and is no longer able to care for her. She has pale blond hair that is very curly and she has light brown eyes.

Asya and Abha (both 3)
Asya and Abha are three year old twins. Their mother died in childbirth and their father didn't want to care for them, so they have been with us for three years. Asya has beautiful blond hair and big blue eyes. She is quiet and content most of the time. Abha has straight red hair and dark sea-green eyes. Abha is very curious and loves to laugh!

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Magdalene (14) is the sister of Henry (17). She goes by Lena. She was sexually abused by a school teacher when she was eleven, after which she stopped talking to everyone but Henry. Henry and Lena grew up in a very religious household, and Lena is highly spiritual. She hopes that your family will allow her to continue going to church. Her father left after Lena was born, and her mother died about a month ago. She has bright blue eyes and flaming red hair.

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Henry is bright and optimistic, with green eyes and sandy brown hair. He is soon to be the father of his girlfriend Amrita's (16) child. He grew up with Lena and their mentally unstable mother in a religious household. However, Lena's abuse seemed to push him away from religion, as opposed to how it drew Lena closer to God.

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Amrita is a very sweet girl who gets along well with everyone. She suffers from mild bipolar disorder, but takes pills for it so she is usually fine. She was orphaned at a young age and grew up with a wealthy aunt. Her aunt forced her to move out after becoming pregnant, so she moved in with Henry and Lena. Lena is eight months pregnant now, though she does not want to know the gender. She is really nervous, but excited too. She and Henry want to name the child Esha Ruth if it is a girl and Adam Harish if it is a boy.

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Eli (8)
Eli is an adorable child who tends to be a little mischevious at times. Eli's parents were very young when he was born, and decided to send him to foster care until they were older. He has been in and out of foster homes all his life. Recently, his biological parents decided that they didn't really think they would want him back, seeing as they broke up. He had always been banking on his mother and father coming back to him one day, so lately he has been a little bit down. He has rusty-red hair and pale green eyes.

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Arieh (12)
Arieh has jet black hair and dark brown eyes. He is shy and quiet, and very intelligent. He lived with wealthy, physically abusive parents for most of his life until he ran away from home last year. Though his parents were cruel to him in many ways, Arieh received a wonderful education and is ready to enter the eighth grade. He will be a bit wary of you at first, but as soon as he gets to know you he'll come out of his shell.

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Didier (10)
Didier is a kind and caring boy who was born and raised in the south of France. He was orphaned two years ago, and transported to the USA, where he has been learning English since. He is still not completely fluent, though he is getting there every day. He enjoys being with others, especially other children. He has light brown hair and light brown eyes, and is quite good-looking. He enjoys reading very much, though he also likes watching TV from time to time.

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