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The magic ground against my mind and I heard the same word whispered over and over in my head. Oh my God. I knew that name. I read about her. I studied her legends, but I never thought I would come across anything of hers because she had been dead for thousands of years. Dead and buried in distant Iraq, somewhere on the east bank of the Tigris River. That name belonged to the bones in front of me. I could feel it. I knew this magic. I was l..
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Ilona Andrews |
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3032eeb
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Settle down, Princess. It's not my first time.
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Ilona Andrews |
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Kid 1: *examining my gorgeous strawberry and blueberry pies*: Wow, Mom, your pies don't look awful this time. Me (Ilona): ... ~A little later~ Kid 2: *wandering into the kitchen* Kid 1: Hey, you've got to see these pies. *opening the stove*
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kids
funny
ilona-andrews-website
pie
ilona-andrews
thanksgiving
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Ilona Andrews |
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5acef62
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Yep." Eloquence 'R' Us. When in trouble, keep it monosyllabic--safer that way."
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Ilona Andrews |
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8abe9c8
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So. You refuse my money, you serve me thirty-year-old Highland Park scotch, and we've been in the same room for approximately five minutes, yet none of my bones are broken. This leads me to believe that your back is against the wall and you desperately need me for something. I'm dying to know what that is.
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saiman
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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16f4bc4
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If there is anything I can do, I'll help. Don't get excited. It's not because of you. For the child. If it wasn't for her and the flare, I'd throw your dumb ass out of this window." "What does the flare as to do with it?" "I don't want it to be attributed to a loss of control on my part. When I thorw you out of the window, I want there to beno doubt the act was deliberate."
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Ilona Andrews |
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1ac2b1c
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Do you ever think of anything but sex?" "Yes, I do. Sometimes I think of waking up next to you. Or making you laugh."
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Ilona Andrews |
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90ba376
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Some women waited for a night in shining armor. She, apparently, had ended up with a knight in black jeans and leather, who wanted to chase her down and have his evil way with her.
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cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
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Ilona Andrews |
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68edbeb
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I was the badass Consort and he was the grim Pack's executioner. Hugging him in the hallways would be entirely inappropriate.
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Ilona Andrews |
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380a459
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We need a bigger gun." "We need a shower," Raphael said. "Gun first. Shower later." Ten minutes later I walked into the Order's office. A group of knights standing in the hallway turned at my approach: Mauro, the huge Samoan knight; Tobias, as usual dapper; and Gene, the seasoned former Georgia Bureau of Investigations detective. They looked at me. The conversation died. My clothes were torn and bloody. Soot stained my skin. My hair stuck o..
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raphael
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Ilona Andrews |
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2780c84
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My father knew he was a bastard. He was the venomous serpent in a bed of roses. Apparently, he didn't just acknowledge that fact, he beat people over the head with it. All that was missing was a neon sign that read EVIL AND CONFLICTED ABOUT IT with a flashing arrow pointing at his head.
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Ilona Andrews |
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a4ccdb0
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Ask a man how much a dollar is worth, and he'll tell you, 'Almost nothing.' Try to take a dollar away from him, and you'll get yourself a fight.
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fate-s-edge
kaldar
ilona-andrews
the-edge
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Ilona Andrews |
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3f557ea
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Mr. Rogan," I frosted my voice over. "What I put into my body is my business." Okay, that didn't sound right."
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nevada-baylor
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Ilona Andrews |
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3683c07
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I opened my eyes as wide as I could. "Why, of course, Your Majesty. What was I thinking? I will go and do this right away, just please don't look at me." "Kate, get in the car." "Maybe you should growl dramatically. I don't think I'm intimidated enough."
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Ilona Andrews |
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b8003d4
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I'm a rat,'' Robert said. ''I'm not going into a reptile's mouth.'' Oh boy. Fine time to develop phobias
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the-witch-oracle-s-tortoise
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Ilona Andrews |
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262afe0
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The concepts of right or wrong are always consequential. It can't be situational or it's not right or wrong.
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Ilona Andrews |
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ee45333
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It's a party house." "I hope for your sake it's a very tame party." If he brought me to some sort of sex orgy, he would fly right through one of those pretty windows, headfirst."
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magic-bleeds
saiman
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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08e88f8
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Yes," Curran said. "We'd like you to officiate." "I'm sorry?" "We'd like you to marry us," I said. Roman's eyes went wide. He pointed to himself. "Me?" "Yes," Curran said. "Marry you?" "Yes." "You do know what I do, right?" "Yes," I said. "You're Chernobog's priest."
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humor
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Ilona Andrews |
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446e539
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Call her out," Arabella said. "Tell her Rogan is yours!" Grandma Frida pumped her fist. "Don't let her take your man!" Leon declared. We all looked at him. "I was feeling left out," he said."
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nevada-baylor
wildfire
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Ilona Andrews |
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4fee7f0
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Humans tend to segregate the world: enemies on one side, friends on the other. Friends are the people we know. Enemies are the Other. You can do just about anything to the Other. It doesn't matter if this Other is actually guilty of any crimes, because it is a matter of emotion, not logic. You see angry people aren't interested in justice, they just want an excuse to vent their rage.
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Ilona Andrews |
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4e76b26
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Outside I hopped into our vehicle, the taint of vampiric magic clinging to me like greasy smoke. "I feel soiled." "Like walking into a room after a day of work, falling into bed, and realizing the sheets are covered in cold K-Y jelly," Raphael said. I just stared at him. "With a funky smell," he added. My Order conditioning failed me. "Ew." Raphael grinned. "I"m not even going to ask if that"s happened to you." I started the vehicle..
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Ilona Andrews |
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d2fe44b
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If you ever decide on a career change, I'd avoid motivational speaking.
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Ilona Andrews |
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We need a barn or one of those storage areas for the Broken vehicles." "A garage?" He gave her a short nod. "A private, relatively remote location, with thick walls to dampen the sound and preferably a sturdy door I could bolt from the inside, keeping your grandmother, your brothers, and all other painfully annoying spectators out..." Rose began to laugh. A make-out bunker... "I'm glad you find our dilemma hilarious,"
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make-out-bunker
rose
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Ilona Andrews |
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f78dd39
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You sure you don't want to kiss me good-bye, baby?
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Ilona Andrews |
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9573ebe
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The Dude just pounded his way in a straight line, convinced that the lion was a figment of his imagination and that the vampire ahead of him was just Grendel's deformed mutant brother.
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Ilona Andrews |
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She crouched with her hand out. What the hell was she doing... "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty." Oh my God, she was retarded and I was going to kill Jim. She blinked and stared at me. She'd seen my eyes glow. I let go, shifting in the dark into my true form in the dark. If you want a Kitty, little girl, I'll give you one you'll never forget. I stepped into the moonlight. She froze. That's right. No sudden moves. I padded toward her slowly and ci..
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humor
kitty-kitty
ilona-andrews
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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82e2e4d
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I should've been furious, but for some reason I wasn't. Maybe because I knew he was telling the truth. Maybe because Voron left me just like that, without the much-needed explanations. Maybe because things I had learned about him since his death had made me doubt everything he'd ever said to me. Whatever the case, I felt only a hollow, crushing sadness. How touching. I understood my adoptive father's killer. Maybe after this was over, Hugh'..
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voron
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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84a9023
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Your favorite volhv showed up half an hour ago, complaining about his lack of sleep and stupid gods. He says he brought his Batman belt.
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Ilona Andrews |
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13266f4
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What's the deal with the hair?" Curran tore his gaze from the book and grimaced. "Grows every flare. Can't help it." We stared at each other. "Waiting for the Fabio joke," he said."
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Ilona Andrews |
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Technically, the dance worked best when done naked, but I didn't feel like prancing in the nude into Morrigan Hound's arms. I'm sure he'd be thrilled to see me.
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Ilona Andrews |
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William strode to her. That's how it's done. Drink it in. She surveyed the carnage behind him. "Did you have fun?" He showed her his teeth. "Yes. Now they won't take you anywhere." Cerise stepped closer to him, so close he only needed to lean in and dip his head and he would kiss her. Since he saved her, maybe he could just grab her and-- "That was the stupidest thing you have done since I've met you," she ground out through her teeth. Bela..
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Ilona Andrews |
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7a686d3
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Curran smiled. It was a happy, genuine smile and it catapulted him from attractive into irresistible territory. He didn't smile very often in public. That intimate smile was usually reserved for private moments when we were alone. I pulled the band off my still-damp braid and slid my fingers through it, unraveling the hair. Curran's gaze snagged on my hands. He focused on my fingers like a cat on a piece of foil pulled by a string. I shook ..
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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4dad993
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Rose pictured him standing at the boundary of the Ogletree house in that enormous fur cape, with a giant sword sticking over his shoulder, roaring at the top of his lungs and then being upset that nobody came out, and laughed.
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on-the-edge
ilona-andrews
rose
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Ilona Andrews |
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bf3d480
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The good doctor put a spoon of tea into my honey." "You're drinking tea a honey badger made," Jim said. "What did you expect?"
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magic-bleeds
kate-daniels
jim
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Ilona Andrews |
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6d528f1
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I am a polite, nonthreatening kind of dragon with excellent manners. Horns are hidden, tail is tucked away, fangs covered. I would never do anything cruel, like stab a man with a knife about ten times to get him to answer a question.
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Ilona Andrews |
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8a1e082
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At the door, Audrey called, "Are you coming?" "No, just breathing hard, love." He glanced at her and was rewarded by an outraged glare, followed by, "Oh, my God!"
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funny
fate-s-edge
kaldar
ilona-andrews
the-edge
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Ilona Andrews |
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ee1f0a9
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Every handsome man had a flaw. It was just her luck that in William's case that flaw was lunacy.
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Ilona Andrews |
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249c6a1
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Is this you trying to cheer me up?" "What are you . . . going . . . to do about it?" I asked. "Your Wussiness?" He touched his index finger to my forehead. His voice was rough. "Tap. You're out, Ass Kicker."
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Ilona Andrews |
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5ecc045
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Stealers, keepers.
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fate-s-edge
kaldar
ilona-andrews
the-edge
stealing
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Ilona Andrews |
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54b8fc9
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I never wanted to marry anyone before," he said. "When two people marry, they surrender a small part of themselves. They become more like each other. I never met a woman who was better than me at things I take pride in, and I never wanted to be like them. I always knew that whoever I was with was temporary. There was always a new woman around the corner. I've seen marriages shatter. Twice. My mother left, then Richard's wife. It almost brok..
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Ilona Andrews |
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38ee071
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If it weren't for supplies, I'd never go back down to town. But a man has to do what a man has to do. Hard to live like a king without toilet paper." --Astamur"
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humour
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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4083ef0
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May your life be rich in blessings and poor in misfortunes. May you see your children's children grow up and make you proud. May your fights be short, your laughter loud, and your passion hot. May you live long and die happy.
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Ilona Andrews |
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Since I've moved here, you have shown up at my door eight times. I obey the laws, I pay my taxes, and I haven't even gotten a parking ticket in my entire time as a driver. Yet if anything at all happens in the neighborhood, you appear at my door. I bet if a meteorite fell somewhere in the subdivision, you would be here asking me if I personally launched it out of my doomsday cannon.
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humour
nosy-officers
doomsday
sarcasm
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Ilona Andrews |
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f556b73
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I rode out of the stables on top of an eight-foot-tall donkey that looked like she had robbed a Holstein cow and was now wearing the stolen clothes.
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Ilona Andrews |