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Anyone who's ever tried to tangle with a teddy bear cholla knows there's a whole lot more bear than teddy to it.

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Kevin Hearne
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: December 9
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Tangle
Teddy
Bear
Bears
Tried
Anyone
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