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Then again, Solomon was human. And that meant he was flawed (Go on, take a look at yourself in the mirror. A good long look, if you can bear it. See? Flawed's putting it mildly, isn't it?)

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Jonathan Stroud
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: October 27
Novelist
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Jonathan Anthony Stroud
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Solomon

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