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Claim Text: My mother was Lestat, the book’s swaggering, amoral antihero.
Simplified Text: Anne Rice identified herself as the model for the character Lestat in "Interview with the Vampire."
Confidence Score: 1.000
Claim Maker: Christopher Rice
Context Type: Essay
Context Details: { "book": "Interview with the Vampire", "person": "Anne Rice", "character": "Lestat" }
Subject Tags: Books People Literature
UUID: d2a4f9e6-7d98-4f2c-8dd1-911efc225b89
Vector Index: ✗ No vector
Created: September 24, 2026 at 11:17 PM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 24, 2026 at 11:17 PM (2 weeks ago)

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