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Ender understood more than she said. Manipulation of gravity was one thing deception by the officers was another but the most important message was this: the adults are the enemy, not the other armies. They do not tell us the truth.

Orson Scott Card

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