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I wrestled futilely, then relaxed as a vine wrapped three times around my throat and squeezed. Right, I choked out, and shut my eyes. I'll wait here, then.

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Rachel Caine
Age: 58 †
Born: 1962
Born: April 27
Died: 2020
Died: November 1
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
the United States of America
Julie Fortune
Roxanne Longstreet Conrad
Roxanne Longstreet
Roxanne Conrad
Around
Throat
Right
Shut
Wrestled
Wait
Choked
Eyes
Squeezed
Waiting
Vine
Eye
Vines
Times
Wrapped
Three
Relaxed

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