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Life would be unbearably dull if we had answers to all our questions.
Jim Butcher
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Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
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Molly blinked, then looked at Thomas and said, Wait a minute.... We're his flunkies. You, may be, Thomas said, sneering. I'm his thug. I'm way higher than a flunky. You are high if you think I'm taking any orders from you, Molly said tartly.
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