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No sign of pleasure greeted the announcement. The mood in the hall was leaden.My mood was livelier. Fright is livelier than lead.
No sign of pleasure greeted the announcement. The mood in the hall was leaden.My mood was livelier. Fright is livelier than lead.
Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
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- Gail Carson Levine
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- Approximate author period: c. 1947 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Gail Carson Levine: documented birth year 1947; activity date not established. Wikidata Q2897946, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2897946 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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