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She studied my face for a long minute. Are you going to help my mom? It was a simple question. But how do you tell a child that things just aren't that simple, that some questions don't have simple answers--or any answer at all?

Jim Butcher

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Jim Butcher
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
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