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Around us I can sniff out a savagery in the noisy southern air. It knifes it's way into my nose, but I do not bleed blood. It's fear I bleed, and it gushes out over my lip. I wipe it away, in a hurry.

Markus Zusak

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Markus Zusak
Age: 50
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Southern
Sniff
Lips
Savagery
Air
Bleed
Blood
Noisy
Fear
Hurry
Away
Wipe
Around
Nose
Way
Noses
Gushes

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