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You can never know about about your own destiny: are the people you meet there to play a part on your oun destiny, or do you exist just to play a role in theirs?
Libba Bray
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Libba Bray
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: March 11
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Im a techno moron. I need help just to plug in my video camera.
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Dead bodies are such trouble,” Evie said with a little sigh, and Mabel had to turn her head away so as not to laugh.
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You are truly Satan's sequined spawn.
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