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You're fun to look at, decided Galinda. Boq's face fell. Fun? he said. I'd give a lot to achieve fun, Elphaba said. The best I usually hope for is stirring, and when people say that they're usually referring to digestion-

Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
Novelist
Writer
Albany
New York
Face
Referring
People
Faces
Stirring
Hope
Fell
Give
Appearance
Best
Decided
Usually
Look
Achieve
Looks
Fun
Digestion
Giving

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