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How did you - Fool your guards? They're not very good. They forgot to check the ceiling for spiders. Valek grinned. His angular face softened.

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Maria V. Snyder
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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But you've slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.
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Lying to yourself is easy, too. I know. It's much harder to stay and deal with consequences.
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It's the effort, not the results that matter.
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Every person has the latent ability to read minds and influence the physical world without touching it, but they don't have the ability to connect with the power source.
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Valek leaned back in his chair and said to me, “I don’t think I would have made it past the audition,Yelena. I probably would have set my hair on fire by this point.” “What’s a singed head for the sake of art?” I teased. He laughed.
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Yes, I thought I'd try electrocution next. Since a bomb, a fire, Vinco's knife and a brief encounter with outer space didn't kill me.
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They actually think I would abandon the Commander. they have no concept of loyalty.
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She's the nicest person I know. Zila chewed on her lower lip. Well, the second nicest. Avry's the first.
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Maximum damage. It was the beginning of the end. Either we would fail or not. At least we could say we tried.
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I'm glad you're here. We've had some...interesting developments. Leif groaned. That's Yelena-speak for life-threatening danger.
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To Yelena, our newest food taster. May you last longer than your predecessor.
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[Janco] paused. His eyes held a distant gleam as if seeing into his past. 'My first practice was a shock. I was a cocky smart aleck--' [Opal] 'Was?' [J] 'Be quiet. I'm telling a story here.
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