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She carried a knife inside of herself now, one that was always cutting her. She could feel it every time she swallowed, every time her thoughts strayed from the splendor of the wild.

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Scott Westerfeld
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: May 5
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Dallas
Texas
Scott David Westerfeld
Inside
Swallowed
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Splendor
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Knife
Every
Knives
Always
Carried
Time
Wild
Cutting
Thoughts
Strayed

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