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I woke up, a bag of bones. Literally. They had gathered up my bones and put them in a bag and thrown the bag into a river.

Derek Landy

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Derek Landy
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 23
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Rivers
Gathered
Woke
Bags
River
Literally
Thrown
Bones

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Is that it?” “No. That’s a wall.” “It could be disguised.” “You’re not very good at looking for things, are you?” “I’m good at looking for walls. Look, I found another one.
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