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If we must put our head into the lion’s mouth, let us make certain that he chokes upon our flesh!

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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Lincoln
Nebraska
Head
Upon
Chokes
Certain
Choke
Must
Lion
Make
Lions
Mouth
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Flesh

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