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The girl's face hollowed with resignation; it had been a long time, but Sonja remembered what it was to have that face, what it was to feel you were no brighter than the dumbest man, no stronger than the weakest boy, and with those ideas crowding your head no wonder subordination was the only inevitable outcome.
The girl's face hollowed with resignation; it had been a long time, but Sonja remembered what it was to have that face, what it was to feel you were no brighter than the dumbest man, no stronger than the weakest boy, and with those ideas crowding your head no wonder subordination was the only inevitable outcome.
Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
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- Anthony Marra
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- Approximate author period: c. 1984 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Anthony Marra: documented birth year 1984; activity date not established. Wikidata Q4773014, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4773014 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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