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People should know better than to be an ass in front of writers. We immortalize things. Lots of things. And we take liberties with character descriptions.
People should know better than to be an ass in front of writers. We immortalize things. Lots of things. And we take liberties with character descriptions.
Approximate author period: c. 1977 AD · modern
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- Michelle M. Pillow
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- Approximate author period: c. 1977 AD · modern
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