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Fine! muttered Mogget. Wet, cold, and full of holes. Another fun day on the river.

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Garth Nix
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: July 19
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Melbourne
Australia
Garth Richard Nix
Another
Wet
River
Holes
Rivers
Cold
Fine
Fun
Full
Muttered

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