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I think when I started to write The Mysterious Benedict Society that I had that kind of thing in mind - the notion of having to be able to solve puzzles and riddles because enormous stakes rode upon your ability to do that.

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Trenton Lee Stewart
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 27
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