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Guilt and rage, hatred and fear were pathways to weakness and clumsy choices.

Jonathan Maberry

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Jonathan Maberry
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 18
Author
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Kensington
Philadelphia
Shane MacDougall
Fear
Clumsy
Pathways
Rage
Guilt
Hatred
Weakness
Choices

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