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dabe0e5
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Basically, I have two speeds.... Hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice.
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James Patterson |
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6b516fd
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Because what's worse than knowing you want something, besides knowing you can never have it?
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yearning
unrequited-love
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James Patterson |
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0e7c694
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Did you know that wasn't me, the other Max?" I asked. "Yeah." "When?" "Right away." "How?" I persisted. "We look identical. She even had identical scars and scratches. She was wearing my clothes. How could you tell us apart?" He turned to me and grinned, making my world brighter. "She offered to cook breakfast."
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maxride
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James Patterson |
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8847f1f
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Man, you weigh a freaking ton," he told me. "What've you been eating, rocks?" "Why, is your head missing some?" I croaked. His mouth almost quirked in a smile, and that's when I knew how upset he'd been"
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mamimum
maximum-ride
rock
ride
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James Patterson |
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9d3e47c
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Can I come in?
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iggy
maximum-ride
max
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James Patterson |
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004d7e7
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Vhat ozzer abilities do you haf?" ter Borcht snapped, which his assistant waited, pen in hand. Gazzy thought. "I have X-ray vision," he said. He peered at ter Borcht's chest, then blinked and looked alarmed. Ter Borcht was startled for a second, but then he frowned. "Don't write dat down," he told his assistant in irritation. The assistant froze in midsentence. "You. Do you haf any qualities dat distinguish you in any way?" Nudge chewed on ..
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snickers
james-patterson
maximum
ride
lol
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James Patterson |
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14aaa3c
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Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It's a grain. It's like, like, grits, but with high self-esteem.
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James Patterson |
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2a213e8
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Yes!" said Fang, punching the air. "Freaks rule."
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James Patterson |
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922f7e8
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They turned to Angel. "We will call you Little One," the leader said, obviously deciding to dispense with the whole confusing name thing. "Okay," said Angel agreeably. "I'll call you Guy in a White Lab Coat." He frowned. "That can be his Indian name," I suggested."
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humor
maximum-ride
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James Patterson |
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1ce9ec8
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I can talk to fish!" Angel said happily, water dripping off her long, skinny body. "Ask one over for dinner," Fang said, joining us."
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humor
maximum-ride
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James Patterson |
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52a1b04
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You...are...a...fridge...with wings,' Fang ground out, punching an Eraser hard with every word. 'We're...freaking...ballet...dancers.
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James Patterson |
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82140f2
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I feel like, like pudding," Iggy groaned. "Pudding with nerve endings. Pudding in great pain."
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humor
pudding
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James Patterson |
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8ad1e0f
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He could totally be your boyfriend," [Angel] went on with annoying persistance. "You guys could get married. I could be like a junior bridesmaid. Total could be your flower dog." "I'm only a kid!" I shrieked. "I can't get married!" "You could in New Hampshire." My mouth dropped open. How does she know this stuff? "Forget it! No one's getting married!" I hissed. "Not in New Hampshire or anywhere else! Not in a box, not with a fox! Now go to ..
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marriage
relationships
humor
love
maxride
fang
max
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James Patterson |
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46a2822
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What happened to your tan?"--Fang "It was dirt." --Max"
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maxride
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James Patterson |
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2b85b4e
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What I said yesterday didn't mean anything! I love everyone in the flock! Plus, it was the Valium talking!" "Uh-huh. You just keep telling yourself that. You looove me." Max: (tries to punch him) "Pick a tree. I'll go carve our initials in it." Max: (screams and runs into bathroom)"
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James Patterson |
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7a44d8d
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The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.
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understanding
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James Patterson |
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3c81e97
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Max, you're the last of the hybrids who still has...a soul.' ... 'She doesn't have soul,' Gazzy scoffed. 'Have you ever seen her dance?
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maximum-ride
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James Patterson |
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4df9776
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I took a bite of cookie and chewed. "Hmmm," I said, trying not to spit crumbs. "Clear vanilla notes, too-sweet chocolate chips, distinct flavor of brown sugar. A decent cookie, not spectacular. Still, a good-hearted cookie, not pretentious." I turned to Fang. "What say you?" "It's fine." Some people just don't have what it takes to appreciate a cookie."
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James Patterson |
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357b1a0
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Here's a freebie: Don't play poker with a kid who can read minds.
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James Patterson |
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3db05de
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We'll be back!" he snarled. It was really Ari's voice. Boy, you just can't kill people like you used to," said Fang" --
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James Patterson |
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33b6c1f
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You looove me. (holds out arms) You love me this much.
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humor
love
maxride
max
love-struck
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James Patterson |
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b791ac4
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Holy [Insert your choice of a swear word here]," said Fang stunned."
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maximum-ride
fang
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James Patterson |
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68ad9e6
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YOU COULD LOCK the Gasman in a padded cell with some dental floss and a bowl of Jell-O, and he'd find a way to make something to explode.
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talent
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James Patterson |
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26ea2ba
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How did you become blind, uh, Jeff is it?" Yeah, Jeff. Well, I looked directly at the sun, you know, the way they always tell you not to. If only I had listened."
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James Patterson |
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4545e54
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Well, that's an evil smile...
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humor
maxride
smile
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James Patterson |
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dc8602c
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Q: You'er presented with a smooth-faced, eight-foot-high wooden wall. Your objective? Get over it. To, like, save comrades or something. How to accomplish this? A: Take a running start, brace one foot against the wall, throw one hand to the top, try to hang on long enough for a comrade to either grab your hand at the top or for another comrade to push your butt up from below. It takes team work! BKA (bird kid answer): Or you could just, lik..
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humor
maxride
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James Patterson |
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493bd46
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He's gonna be fine," I confirmed. Can we see him?" Iggy asked. Ig, I hate to break it to you, but you're blind."
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James Patterson |
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2f4cbf6
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Now, Max, I think we both know your parents aren't missionaries." I opened my eyes wide. "No? Well, for God's sake, don't tell them. They'd be crushed. Thinking they're doing the Lord's work and all."
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maximum
patterson
max
james
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James Patterson |
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aa96f24
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That was the funniest thing I'd heard in days. You're kidding, right? PLEASE tell me you have a stronger motive for me than 'fair is fair.' Life isn't FAIR, Dean....Nothing is fair, EVER. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I need to help you because FAIR IS FAIR? Try, 'I need you to help me so I won't rip out your spine and beat you with it.' I MIGHT respond to that. MAYBE.
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maxride
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James Patterson |
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f184574
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In the dictionary, next to the word stress, there is a picture of a midsize mutant stuck inside a dog crate, wondering if her destiny is to be killed or to save the world. Okay, not really. But there should be.
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James Patterson |
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3bc6e98
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Tell me again what we're doing here," I said, running a continuous scan of our surroundings. Fang popped some Cracker Jack into his mouth. "We're here to watch manly men do manly things." I followed Fang's line of sight: He was watching the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, who were not doing manly things, by any stretch of the imagination."
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James Patterson |
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00845d2
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Don't ever leave me again," I said in a tiny voice. I won't," he promised into my hair, sounding most un-Fang-like. "I won't. Not ever."
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maxride
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James Patterson |
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8b95210
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De tall, dark vun--dere's nothing special about him at all," ter Borcht said dismissively of Fang, who hadn't moved since the doctor had come in. Well, he's a snappy dresser," I offered. One side of Fang's mouth quirked."
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James Patterson |
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Fang: "There is one bright side to this." Max: "Yeah? What's that?" The new and improved Erasers would mutilate us before they killed us? Fang: *grins* You looove me. (holds out arms) You love me this much. Max: My shriek of appalled rage would probably be heard in California, or maybe Hawaii."
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James Patterson |
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daa59df
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You don't speak much, do you?" ter Borcht said, circling him slowly. Fittingly, Fang said nothing. Vhy do you let a girl be de leader?" ter Borcht asked, a calculating look in his eye. She's the tough one," Fang said. I thought proudly. Is dere anysing special about you?" asked ter Borcht. "Anysing vorth saving?" Fang pretended to think, gazing up at the ceiling. "Besides my fashion sense? I play a mean harmonica."
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James Patterson |
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2801a41
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Imagine life is a game in which you are juggling five balls. The balls are called work, family, health, friends, and integrity. And you're keeping all of them in the air. But one day you finally come to understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. The other four balls...are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be irrevocably scuffed, nicked, perhaps even shattered.
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James Patterson |
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d28e665
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Nudge: "I look like prep school Barbie. (looks at Max) Actually, you look like prep school Barbie. I'm just Barbie's friend."
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James Patterson |
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3337556
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Nudge: "I look like prep school Barbie. (looks at Max) Actually, you look like prep school Barbie. I'm just Barbie's friend." --
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James Patterson |
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166bc74
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They [Erasers] were bad fliers," Angel chimed in, "And in their minds, they weren't all kill the mutants, like they usually are. They were like, remember to flap!"
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erasers
maximum-ride
flying
wings
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James Patterson |
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3ca5d95
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Dr. Martinez: "I take it you don't want me to call your parent?" Max: "Uh, no." Hello, lab? May I speak to the test tube please?"
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James Patterson |
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aaf4cb0
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The guys were totally skuzzy, grinning horribly, showing holes where teeth should be. Fang intoned behind them. I thought, dumbfounded. "Wha!" they said, whirling. At that moment, Fang snapped out his huge wings and shone the penlight under his chin so it raked his cheekbones and eyes. My mouth dropped open. He looked like the angel of death. His dark wings filled the hallway almost to the ceiling, and he moved them up and down. "G..
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James Patterson |
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91be2fc
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I vill eat nine Snikuhs bahs visout bahfing
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James Patterson |
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eca9bcc
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Fang felt a cold jolt, then dismissed it. Max wasn't dead. He would know, somehow. He would have felt it. The world still felt the same to him; therefore, Max was still in it.
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maxride
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James Patterson |
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fcfbe21
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There was something I needed to say. "Sorry. About before." Fang shot a sideways glance at me, his eyes dark and inscrutable, as always. He looked back out at the water. I didn't expect any more acknowledgment than that. Fang never- "You almost gave me a heart attack," he said quietly. "When I saw you, and all that blood . . ." He threw a small rock as hard as he could down the beach. "I'm sorry." "Don't do it again," he said. I swallowed h..
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maxride
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James Patterson |