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You don't go walking into the proverbial lion's den lightly. You start with a good breakfast.

Jim Butcher

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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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Lion
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