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Killing isn't free. It takes something out of you every time you do it. You get their life they get a piece of your soul. It's always a trade.

Paolo Bacigalupi

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Paolo Bacigalupi
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: August 6
Environmentalist
Fantasy Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Paonia
Colorado
Paolo Tadini Bacigalupi
Life
Pieces
Takes
Free
Soul
Every
Something
Killing
Always
Piece
Time
Trade

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