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The lie took form as she spoke, pulling on as many strands of truth as it could reach.

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Scott Westerfeld
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: May 5
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Dallas
Texas
Scott David Westerfeld
Many
Spokes
Spoke
Pulling
Reach
Took
Lying
Form
Truth
Strands

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