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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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Maria V. Snyder
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Body
Kept
Insides
Important
Parts
Twisting
Mines
Knife
Mine
Knives
Cutting
Threatening
Start
Steady
Talk
Distinction
Voice
Despite
Flourished

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