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Meaning of names

In tfios the names Hazel and Augustus were chosen carefully.

"Hazel is an in-between color," says John, "and is in between a lot of things: In between healthy and sick, in between adulthood and childhood, in between breathing air and breathing water, etc. So that seemed like a small way of communicating the instability and fear (but also excitement) of that time of life."

"Augustus is the name of Roman emperors. It's a grand name associated with traditional notions of greatness."