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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.
Brandon Sanderson
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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
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