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I just think we shouldn't judge her, or anyone, without tryo g to understand them first. That maybe we should get the full story before jumping to conclusions. Crazy notion, I know.

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Marissa Meyer
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: February 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Tacoma
Washington
Thinking
Anyone
Conclusion
Story
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Stories
Notion
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Steadying herself with both hands on the table, she managed an awkward bow.... 'Your Highness,' she stammered, head lowered... The prince flinched and cast a glance over his shoulder before hunching toward her. 'Maybe, um...' - he pulled his fingers across his lips - 'on the Highness stuff?
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Wolf, said Ran, enunciating it very carefully. What an unusual name. Did your parents give it to you? Does it matter? said Wolf, tossing away his bone. I'm only making conversation. I'd prefer silence, Wolf said, a growl in his tone.
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Clearing his throat, Kai murmured, You have no idea how to dance, do you? Cinder fixed her gaze on him, mind still reeling. I'm a mechanic. His eyebrows raised mockingly. Believe me, I noticed. Are those grease stains on the gloves I gave you?
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