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But then, that was the problem with pretty toy stitches. When real life got hold of them, they always tore out.

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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
Always
Life
Tore
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Toys
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