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Lord Maccon was built like a brick outhouse, with opinions twice as unmoving and often equally full of crap.

Gail Carriger

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Gail Carriger
Age: 48
Born: 1976
Born: May 4
Archaeologist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Bolinas
California
Opinions
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Outhouse
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