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I poo poo the chit.' The attendant looked stunned. 'You cannot poo-poo the chit!' I do.' Kate said solemnly. 'I do poo-poo.' We'll walk.

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Kenneth Oppel
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Looked
Walk
Walks
Cannot
Chit
Solemnly
Attendant
Stunned
Kate

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