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Jason settled back on the bench. 'I hate to break this to you, but as a rule, wizards are nasty people. They're powerful, capricious, ruthless, egotistical, used to getting their own way. That's being kind.

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Cinda Williams Chima
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 1
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Springfield
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Wizards
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