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People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.
Brandon Sanderson
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Brandon Sanderson
Age: 48
Born: 1975
Born: December 19
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I'm Teoish, Sarene said, successfully spearing something that looked like a marinated piece of shrimp. We're all this tall. Father's Teoish too, Kaise, Daorn said. And you know how tall he is. But father's fat, Kaise pointed out. Why aren't you fat too, Sarene?
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