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There aren't any magical words, really. Words just hold the magic.

Jim Butcher

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Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
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...the Female Once-Over - a process by which one woman creates a detailed profile of another woman based upon about a million subtle details of clothing, jewelry, makeup, and body type, and then decides how much of a social threat she might be. Men have a parallel process, but it's binary: Does he have beer? If yes, will he share with me?
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