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Most of the bad guys in the real world don't know that they are bad guys. You don't get a flashing warning sign that you're about to damn yourself. It sneaks up on you when you aren't looking.

Jim Butcher

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