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It’s what happens when you shoot someone,” Wayne pointed out. “At least, usually someone has the good sense to get dead when you go to all the trouble to shoot them.

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
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Science Fiction Writer
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