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No. Harsh truth was better than comfortable lies. It had to be.

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Kelley Armstrong
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: December 14
Novelist
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city of Sudbury
Sarah
Deceit
Harsh
Lies
Comfortable
Lying
Truth
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Oh my God. You're a witch-hunter. I'm a witch. Hate to break it to you Daniel, but if you're a witch-hunter? You're doing it wrong. He gave me a sidelong smile. Maybe it's not that kind of hunting. Then you're definitely doing it wrong.
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