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It's okay, he informs me. Your grandfather is teaching me how to play poker. If I know Grandad, that means what he'll really be teaching Sam is how to cheat.

Holly Black

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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
Novelist
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New Jersey
United States
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