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There was a sound like a human yawn, and then the skull turned slightly toward me and asked, What's up, boss? Evil's afoot. Well, sure, Bob said, because it refuses to learn the metric system. Otherwise it'd be up to a meter by now.

Jim Butcher

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Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
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