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Have faith, Ed, all right?' I search the coffee mug, but there's none in there.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
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Sydney
NSW
Mug
Search
Coffee
None
Faith
Right

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