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it was all your genes that made us geniuses, mom. said peter. we sure didn't get any from dad. i heard that. father said, not looking up from the news that was being displayed on the table while he ate it would've been wasted if you hadn't

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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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