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Well, have you ever thought of bathing?' I asked, turning away. 'No one wants to hire a wizard who smells worse than their outhouse. And who knows what creatures are living in that hair?
Alexandra Bracken
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Alexandra Bracken
Age: 37
Born: 1987
Born: February 27
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