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And here was a man who lived on belief, but who sacrificed it at the first challenge, right when he needed it most

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Patrick Ness
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: October 17
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But,' he thinks, 'it's possible to die before you die.
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I'll find you- Keep calling for me, Viola- Cuz here I come.
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Whereas the town knows all about you already and wants to know more and wants to beat you with what it knows till how can you have any of yourself left at all?
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Viola? Keep calling for me– And I’ll keep searching for you– And I’ll find you– You bet yer life on it– I’ll find you– Keep calling for me, Viola– Cuz here I come.
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