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...A man can only stumble for so long before he either falls or stands up straight.

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Lincoln
Nebraska
Long
Men
Stumble
Falls
Stands
Straight
Leadership
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