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She didn't dare to look up, but she could feel their frightened eyes hanging onto her as she hauled the words in and breathed them out. A voice played the notes inside her. This, it said, is your accordion.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Look
Notes
Hauled
Looks
Played
Accordions
Feel
Inside
Accordion
Feels
Eyes
Breathed
Eye
Hanging
Voice
Frightened
Words
Onto
Didn
Dare

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