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Isana felt her throat tighten. We failed. Serai lifted her chin and patted Isana's arm firmly. We have not yet succeeded. There is a difference.

Jim Butcher

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Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
Actor
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Independence
Missouri
Throat
Failed
Patted
Arms
Tighten
Difference
Chin
Differences
Chins
Felt
Lifted
Succeeded
Firmly

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