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But she wondered why beautiful things had to be wrapped up with evil history. Or was it the other way around? Maybe the evil history made it necessary to build beautiful things, to mask the darker aspects.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
Author
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
Evil
Wrapped
History
Wondered
Beautiful
Aspects
Around
Mask
Made
Aspect
Way
Build
Things
Necessary
Maybe
Darker

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