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How DARE the villainous cads be as clever as the heroes.

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Mercedes Lackey
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 24
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Short Story Writer
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Chicago
Illinois
Mercedes Ritchie Lackey
Villainous
Heroes
Clever
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Cad

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