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35ac7bb
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Syphilis. Lots and lots of magically delicious Syphilis.
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Ilona Andrews |
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9f343ea
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Someone knocked on the door. "Come in!" Barabas called. The door swung open and Derek stuck his head in. "Hey, do you have any duct tape?" He saw me, stepped back, and closed the door without a word. Well. "Coward," Barabas said, loud enough for Derek to hear."
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Ilona Andrews |
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dc7f0ec
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Torch strode over and stared at the fiver "What's this?" "Some change for you. Buy your flunkies some decent clothes." I dipped my fingers into the jar and smeared think fragrant paste on my face. Torch frowned, mirroring the expression on my aunt's face. "Change?" Oh, for crying out loud. "It's money. We don't use coins as currency now, we use paper money." He stared at me. "I'm insulting you! I'm saying your poor, like a beggar, because y..
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magic-bleeds
ilona-andrews
kate
poor
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Ilona Andrews |
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106595f
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Just once I want it to be easy and neat. But no, there is never a good decision. I pick what I can live with.
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Ilona Andrews |
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b9bae0b
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The last time Assistant Principal Parker called, a girl in the school's locker room had accused Julie of being a whore during the two years she'd spent on the street. My kid took exception to that and decided to communicate that by applying a chair to the offending party's head. I'd told her to go for the gut next time- it left less evidence.
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parenting
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Ilona Andrews |
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92a3f15
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What's so funny?" "Your panties have a bow," he said. I looked down. I was wearing a short tank top -not mine- and my blue panties with a narrow white strip of lace at the top and a tiny white bow. Would it have killed me to check what I was wearing before I pulled the blanket down? "What's wrong with bows?" "Nothing." He was grinning now. "I expected barbed wire. Or one of those steel chains." Wiseass. "I'm secure enough in myself to wear ..
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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97949b9
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I unbuckled my seat belt. "Are you going to jump onto his car?" Julie asked. "I can get closer." "What are you, out of your mind? No, I'm not jumping on his car. That only works in movies."
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Ilona Andrews |
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5fb8216
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He joked while Dali cut him, mangling the words with his monstrous jaws, snarled with a pretended rage and dramatically promised to "kirrrl youraaalll for this!"
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magic-strikes
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Ilona Andrews |
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ed03e40
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One day, she'd find a way to live her life to the fullest. She was sure of it. She just had no idea how she would manage it.
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live
life
on-the-edge
ilona-andrews
she
girl
lost
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Ilona Andrews |
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8bf4dc4
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Beautiful I would never be. Striking, that I could manage.
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magic-bites
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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0250353
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The last time we met, he tortured me," Ascanio said. He what? Could this get any worse? "You're still alive," Hugh said. "Clearly my heart wasn't in it."
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Ilona Andrews |
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5000ae2
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Say 'pop.' " "Pop?" "That was the sound of me pulling your head out of your ass. If you stick it back up there again, there is nothing I can do about it. This is the only lecture you'll ever get from me."
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Ilona Andrews |
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c8ba9b5
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First, it's used." "Now look here," Teddy Jo growled. "It's not a Cadillac. It's a body freezer. The value doesn't drop because you drive it off the lot." "I don't know what sort of bodies you stuck in there, Teddy. You might have put a leucrocuta in there. Those things stink." "It's not like the dead gonna care. They can't smell shit, and they themselves ain't gonna get to smelling any better."
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Ilona Andrews |
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14d7fae
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It's not an abomination. It's a bunnycat.
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Ilona Andrews |
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c5aa807
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Oh, so it was a lifesaving kiss." "Well, if you want to put it that way..." "Do me a favor: next time you think my life needs saving, just let me die. I'd really prefer it." He laughed. She shook her head. "I'm going to the front with the boys. Don't follow me. You and your paramedic kisses need time to cool off."
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Ilona Andrews |
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15fa4d8
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Andrea, in less than twelve hours, Atlanta will be full of demons. They will kill, feed, and release more demons. What emergency is more important than this one? She hesitated. "I'm not supposed to disclose this. There's a man. His name is Roland..." I almost punched the wall. "What is he doing that's so damn crucial? What, is he building another tower? It will fall like all his other ones. Or did his eye finally grow back and he decided to..
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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54f512c
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The intruder hesitated, turned, and anchored itself in the corner, where the ceiling met the wall. It sat there, fastened to the paneling by enormous yellow talons, still and silent like a gargoyle in full sunlight. I took a swig from the bottle and set it so I could still see the creatures reflection. Nude and hairless, it didn't carry a single ounce of fat on its lean frame. Its skin stretched so tight over the cords of muscle, it threate..
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Ilona Andrews |
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cec126c
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Im's offspring stare at stars and make clocks that calculate useless happenings like the angle of a hawk's claws as it strikes its prey. They demonstrate their contraptions and everyone marvels. My children get drunk, confuse a herd of cows with an enemy regiment, and slaughter the lot, screaming like lunatics until the entire army panics.
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erra
magic-bleeds
ilona-andrews
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Ilona Andrews |
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63a845a
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Sometimes the Universe smiled. Mostly she kicked me in the face, stomped on my ribs once I fell down, and laughed at my pain, but once in a while she smiled.
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Ilona Andrews |
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54bef8a
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Curran scrutinized Mart's face. "I can't figure out if he wants to kill you or screw you." "I'll be glad to make the choice for him." Curran looked back at me. "Why is it you always attract creeps?" "You tell me." Ha! Walked right into that one, yes, he did."
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Ilona Andrews |
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458145c
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I can't hate people that much. Don't get me wrong. I want to murder every last Keeper I can find. But that's not hate. That's vengeance.
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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4c46eca
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Half-man, half-beast, all nightmare. The shapeshifter warrior form.
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Ilona Andrews |
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a6527c7
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One doesn't let her fiance fight a horde of ghouls by himself. Some things were just not done.
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Ilona Andrews |
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225e965
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My point is, I would never hurt you or your family." I raised my chin at him. "If you tried to hurt my mother, I would totally kick your ass." "Aha." "Yes. You would be lying on the ground, crying, 'No more, no more,' and I would be kicking you in the stomach, wham, wham, wham!" He laughed softly."
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humor
jim
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Ilona Andrews |
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c107054
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Maybe if I prayed to Miss Marple, she'd hook me up with a clue
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Ilona Andrews |
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d7db7e5
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His training had a fatal flaw: he cared. He asked me what I wanted to eat for dinner. He knew I liked green, and if he had a choice between a blue sweater and a green one, he'd buy the green one for me even if it cost more. I like swimming, and when we traveled, he made it a point to lay our route so it would go past a lake or a river. He let me speak my mind. My opinion mattered. I was a person to him and I was important. I saw him treat o..
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Ilona Andrews |
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3fd0b0a
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We were not finished yet, not even close. I could still smell her. I remembered what she felt like. What she tasted like. This wasn't a casual sexual thing. This was a mating. I would have Kate as my mate. Whatever it took, no matter how long, she would be with me.
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Ilona Andrews |
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f26617e
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I wondered if kicking him in the head would make the whole explanation pop out of his mouth in one chunk.
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Ilona Andrews |
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ba3903f
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I can buy your contract." "No, you can't. Any sale of our mortgage requires my consent, and I won't consent to it." He grinned. "You don't want to work under me?" "I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer."
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nevada-baylor
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Ilona Andrews |
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b7ed75f
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Ve haf vays of making you gif us your DNA sample.
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Ilona Andrews |
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f1c6617
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Eleven out of twelve work fine. I'd say that's better chances than getting an orgasm with a blind date and women still try." He blinked and laughed softly. "I never know what you'll say next." "I don't either."
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Ilona Andrews |
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cf69801
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When you want to take over a city, you have to destroy the illusion of safety it provides. You have to hit the large well-protected establishments, find the powerful people who run them and are viewed as invincible, and kill them. You want to destroy the morale first. Once the people's resolve is gone and everyone is scared for their own skin, the city is yours.
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magic-bleeds
ilona-andrews
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Ilona Andrews |
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7aa942d
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Yes, the princess you were expecting put on her armor and left to kill the dragon. So sorry.
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Ilona Andrews |
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060d6f6
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So, regarding that tidbit about your having a fertile imagination when it comes to private activities," she said, fighting off anxiety. "Was it another lie?" "Depends on how you look at it. It's not exactly a lie, and if you come with me to the Weird, you'll find that rumors of my 'creativity' when it comes to bed games with the opposite sex do exist. I started them myself and managed them very carefully. The trick with rumors is to feed th..
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on-the-edge
ilona-andrews
rose
rumors
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Ilona Andrews |
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ac2fcbf
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Did the Order return your sense of humor as part of the severance package?
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Ilona Andrews |
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285c1a7
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Derek, if a boy wanted to take away a girl's power by having sex with her, what would you think about it?" "I'd break something. His leg. Maybe his arm." He squeezed the wire tighter. "Probably wouldn't kill him unless he wanted to make an issue of it."
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Ilona Andrews |
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0cef261
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But then I didn't run from my challenges. I met them straight on and bashed my head against them, until it left me hurt, bloody, and dazed.
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Ilona Andrews |
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159f3ed
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Grigorii spared a single glance in his brother's direction. If looks were daggers, that one would've sliced straight through the volhv's heart. "Here it comes. 'My oldest son . . .'" "Is a doctor," Evdokia finished in a singsong voice. "And my daughter is an attorney." Vasiliy raised his chin. "Jealousy is bad for you. Poisons the heart." "Aha!" Evdokia slapped the table. "How about your youngest, the musician? How is he doing?" "Yes, what ..
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Ilona Andrews |
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31fe508
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Now was not a good time, but we didn't often get to chose the time to repay our debts.
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Ilona Andrews |
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c44b708
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That's a well-thought out layout," Caldenia said. "But why pink marble?" She waved at the ceiling. "Pink marble, white ceiling, golden accents... With the electric lighting it will turn into this ghastly orange." "I had one chance to impress the Arbiter and I had to improvise." Caldenia arched one eyebrow. "I saw it in a movie once," I explained. "It was easy to visualize." "Was it a movie for adults?" "It had a talking candelabra who was f..
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sweep-in-peace
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Ilona Andrews |
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432574a
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You are not special. You don't get to not show up. You don't get to avoid difficult decisions. You get to climb into the muck with the rest of us. So, you want to be in charge, fine. Reach deep down, find a backbone, and handle your own shit. Otherwise, step down and make way for someone who would actually matter.
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Ilona Andrews |
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f8a93f3
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Kate?" I have a superior reaction time. That was why although I shot out of my chair, jumped onto my desk, and attempted to stab the intruder into my office in the throat, I stopped the blade two inches before it touched Andrea's neck. Because she was my best friend, and sticking knives into your best friend's windpipe was generally considered to be a social faux pas. Andrea stared at the black blade of the throwing dagger. "That was great,..
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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8ba128b
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I'm Mr.Ripped. I live in the gym. My teeth have biceps and my biceps have teeth. I chew up weights and shit out lead bricks
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Ilona Andrews |
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6d851ff
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They dismissed me as a peasant, I dismissed them as shallow, and we were all happy like that.
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Ilona Andrews |