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Likest thou jelly within thy doughnut?

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Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
Actor
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Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Independence
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Thou
Within
Doughnut
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Love this job, Sanya murmured. Just love it. I need to challenge more people to duels, Thomas said in agreement. Men are pigs, Murphy said. Amen, said Molly. Lea gave me a prim look and said, I've not sacrificed a holy virgin in ages.
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It isn't enough to stand up and fight darkness. You've got to stand apart from it, too. You've got to be different from it.
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