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If things go badly for me tonight, I want you to stay with Mr. Wynter he will pay you a decent wage.” “Will he make me bathe?” “No, he will debate the matter with you until you decide to wash.” “Ah. One of those.

Eoin Colfer

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Eoin Colfer
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: May 14
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Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Wexford
Decide
Pay
Bathe
Stay
Wash
Matter
Wage
Make
Badly
Things
Tonight
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