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I'll have that someday, thought Peter. Someone who'll kiss me good-bye at the door. Or maybe just someone to put a blindfold over my head before they shoot me. Depending on how things turn out.

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