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Nick shook his head and found to his surprise that he did have tears left after all. He wasn't surprised by a talking cat. The world was crumbling around him and anything could happen.

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Garth Nix
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: July 19
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Melbourne
Australia
Garth Richard Nix
World
Head
Crumbling
Happen
Nick
Talking
Shook
Left
Surprised
Found
Cat
Happens
Surprise
Around
Tears
Anything
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