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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.
Maria V. Snyder
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Maria V. Snyder
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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I doubt I would ever be missed. Noted absent, charged delinquent, reprimanded but never missed.
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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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I am Trella the victorious leader of the Force of Sheep rebellion. Yes the name sounds ridiculous, and I still can't believe we named a major life changing event after livestock—or actually a stuffed animal—but it made sense at the time.
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I wanted to dissolve into the floor, mixing myself with the hard stone. A stone had a single purpose: to be. No complicated promises, no worries and no feelings.
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You’ve only had a small glimpse of how insufferable and annoying I can be. As the older brother, it’s my birthright.
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Ursan flourished the knife, threatening me. Talk, or I'll start cutting off body parts. Yours? Or mine? I kept my voice steady despite my insides twisting into goo. It's an important distinction.
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Living with your decision must be hard. Nothing I or anyone can say will give you any peace. You must reconcile your actions in your heart.
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You had lots of visitors, but they were all quiet. Oh real funny. Tease the blind man. ~Trella to Logan, pg. 114-115
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Nothing says you care for me better than offering to torture my enemies. He grinned. No sense doing things halfhearted. And to think, some girls have to endure listening to poetry.
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His movements were so graceful that I wondered if he had been a dancer, but his words betrayed to me that his fluid gestures were those of a trained killer.
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Skewer is just too vague. I think if you say, ’Stand back or I’ll stab him in the stomach,’ then I have an idea about how serious you are. After all, Leif’s stomach is his favorite body part so that’s a decent threat.
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Besides, thinking kind thoughts about Valek could be extremely dangerous. I could admire his skills, and be relieved when he was on my side in a fight. But for a rat to like the cat? That scenario ended only one way. With one dead rat.
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I feel an extremely annoyed thunderstorm nearby, Kade warned. Actually, I'm the one annoyed. The thunderstorm could go either way. - Storm Glass
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It's the effort, not the results that matter.
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