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Does anyone in this land act like they're supposed to?

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Tamora Pierce
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
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You're more trouble than you're worth. I'm a girl. That's my job.
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George looked at her for a long moment. Finally he replied, And why do you find it so hard to think someone might like you and want to do things for you?
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Lord Raoul asked me to tell you that if you get yourself killed, he will never speak to you again.
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