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In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.

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Brad Meltzer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 1
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Rewarding
Trusting
Someone
Also
Nothing
World
Scarier

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