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But now that she was my apprentice, every such thought caused a guilty twitch in my neck, as if someone had dropped a sleek, stinky ferret there. Guilt ferrets are bastards.

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Kevin Hearne
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: December 9
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Science Fiction Writer
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