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Missing Rockport teens found in Gloucester

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By Michele Richinick, Globe Correspondent

Two Rockport teenagers who left behind notes containing language from the "Twilight" vampire books and movie when they disappeared Monday were both found separately in Gloucester today, officials said.

Pamela Lawrence and Zandra Eason, both 13, were last seen Monday morning outside Rockport High School.

The two teenagers left notes in their friends' school lockers indicating their plans to run away from home, said Rockport Police Chief Tom McCarthy. Additional notes were found in the girls' homes.

The inclusion of the language from the "Twilight" books and move "made us curious," McCarthy said. The notes led police to believe the girls were camping out.

Lawrence's father found her this morning in Gloucester. After unsuccessful morning searches for Eason, an employee at the Gull Restaurant in Gloucester reported that a "disoriented young woman" was at the restaurant. The individual was later identified as Eason, and she was taken to a local hospital, McCarthy said.

"They are both safe and sound," he said.

Police will not press any charges against the two teenagers.