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I know how you feel, I said. You run into something you totally don't get, and it's scary as hell. But once you learn something about it, it gets easier to handle. Knowledge counters fear. It always has.

Jim Butcher

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