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Deception is a tactic: use it. Do whatever it takes to win.

Janet Morris

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Janet Morris
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: May 25
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
Janet Ellen Morris
Janet E. Morris
Whatever
Tactic
Use
Tactics
Deception
Loyalty
Victory
Risk
Takes
Winning

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