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Individual human beings are all tools, that the others use to help us all survive.” “That’s a lie.” “No. It’s just a half truth. You can worry about the other half after we win this war.
Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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