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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.
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.
Approximate author period: c. 2007 AD · contemporary
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- Ilona Andrews
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- Approximate author period: c. 2007 AD · contemporary
Approximate historical context for attribution to Ilona Andrews, based on documented writing activity in 2007. The publisher dates Magic Bites to 27 March 2007 (ISBN 9780441014897). Ilona Andrews is a joint pen name; this is a writing-period anchor, not a fabricated individual lifespan. Source: Ace / Penguin Random House: Magic Bites, https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/298340/magic-bites-by-ilona-andrews/paperback/ (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/298340/magic-bites-by-ilona-andrews/paperback/ (accessed 2026-10-09).
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