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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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Maria V. Snyder
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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Back so soon? he asked. Too bad. I was just about to organize a search for your dead body. What happened when you knocked on the southerner magician's door to sacrifice yourself? Did they kick you out, thinking you too half-witted to waste their time on?
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No, I said. I'm not safe, Belen. Who is going to tear Kerrick's arm off if he hits me again? Come on, I urged. Stay with us.
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...my sanity threatened to take a holiday without me.
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To Yelena, our newest food taster. May you last longer than your predecessor.
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I didn't expect a knife, though. Is it the one missing from the kitchen? Did Rand report it? I felt betrayed. Why hadn't he just asked for it back? No. It just makes sense to keep track of large kitchen knives, so when one goes missing you're not surprised when someone attacks you with it.
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No hope, is worse than fear.
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Don't knock the power of a pest, Leif said. Persistance and stubborness can be useful in many situations.
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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 didn’t want or expect this. But I couldn’t resist you.
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There are certain people I trust no matter what. Even when it seems like they've turned into monsters, you need to stay true to them. Because, in the end, they'll be the ones backing you up.
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Right before I was escorted to the jail, Fawn waved bye bye to me. I smiled. My empty, pointless life for hers. Not bad.
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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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No. I took this job in self-defense. Quain burns everything. Belen thinks jerky is all we need to survive. Flea's idea of a good meal is something that hasn't been in a garbage can first. And Kerrick poisoned us-' 'Not on purpose,' Kerrick said. 'The meat looked done.
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In the war room, love? What if someone comes in?” I stood and removed his shirt. “Then they’ll have a good story to tell.” “Good?” He adopted the pretense of being offended. “Prove me wrong.
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