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Curiosity killed the cat,” Fesgao remarked, his dark eyes unreadable. Aly rolled her eyes. Why did everyone say that to her? “People always forget the rest of the saying,” she complained. “‘And satisfaction brought it back.

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Tamora Pierce
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
Comics Writer
Novelist
Writer
Eye
Curiosity
Everyone
Satisfaction
Back
Brought
Unreadable
Always
Rest
Complained
People
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Eyes
Rolled
Dark
Killed
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