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I felt my face stretch in a victorious smile. The potion had worked. I was inside. I had to suppress an urge to break into a soft shoe routine. Sometimes being able to use magic was so cool.

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Jim Butcher
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
Actor
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Independence
Missouri
Sometimes
Magic
Urge
Inside
Urges
Break
Routine
Face
Soft
Potion
Faces
Shoes
Victorious
Use
Cool
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Smile
Shoe
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