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I'm telling you that you got your facts wrong. I didn't kill your brother. But you killed my mother. You might as well have held the gun to her head!

Marie Lu

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Marie Lu
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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Might
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Brother
Head
Wrong
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Killed
Mother
Gun
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Held
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