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Her technique was not perfect. Here and there he heard an off-pitch note, and her run of sixteenths was uneven. But her attack was fierce, her bow digging into the strings with such confidence that even her mistakes sounded intentional, every note played without apology.

Her technique was not perfect. Here and there he heard an off-pitch note, and her run of sixteenths was uneven. But her attack was fierce, her bow digging into the strings with such confidence that even her mistakes sounded intentional, every note played without apology.

Approximate author period: c. 1987 AD · modern

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Tess Gerritsen
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Approximate author period: c. 1987 AD · modern
Approximate period for the recorded attribution to Tess Gerritsen, based on documented activity in 1987. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6950 (checked 2026-10-08). This is not a quotation composition date or independent authentication of its attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6950 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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