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And it was pretty clear that no prince was showing up, or at least that he was really late.

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Scott Westerfeld
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: May 5
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Dallas
Texas
Scott David Westerfeld
Least
Clear
Really
Prince
Showing
Late
Pretty

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