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Little critters fried like fritters come out crunchy and divine.

Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
Novelist
Writer
Albany
New York
Crunchy
Fried
Divine
Littles
Little
Come
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Critters

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You confuse not speaking with not listening.
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In the end, all disguises must drop.
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[Puggles] What population signs on willingly for slavery? You mean other than wives? [Glinda]
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Forget us, forget us all, it makes no difference now, but don't forget we loved it when we were alive.
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