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I haven't had a very good day. I think I might still be hung over and everyone's dead and my root beer's gone.

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Holly Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: November 10
Journalist
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New Jersey
United States
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You both ... you both saved me? Come on, said Luis. You make it sound like it was hard for Val to go to the Unseelie Court, strike a deal with Roiben, challenge Mabry to a duel, win back your heart, and then get back here during rush hour.
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Nevermore, Lolli said. That's what Luis calls it, because there are three rules: Never more than once a day, never more than a pinch at a time, and never more than two days in a row.
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