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#1. Crowbars are great for working out parental issues.

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#2. used one end to loosen the tacks,

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#3. you is akin to playing Russian roulette: both hobbies have a high chance of ending in a fatality." She

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#4. damn lonely on the moral high ground.

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#5. People are not photographs. There's more to them than the style of their hair or the cut of their clothes. Think of yourself as an explorer - you need to dig to unveil the person they are on the inside.

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#6. If you can make a mechanical horse, why wouldn't you make it a unicorn?

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#7. Are we immortal?" he paused in his exploration of her skin.

Mischief shone in her eyes. "Want me to shoot you and find out?

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#8. it, I'm growing on you, aren't I?" she asked, a smile on her face as she placed a foot on the bottom step to the empty carriage. "Like a wart, darling," he replied with his accustomed grin, before shutting the carriage door after her.

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#9. Books were my escape, they transported me to other worlds without step-mothers.

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#10. was something in the silence, aroma, and presence of the books that soothed an ache deep in her soul. A

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#11. looked up, a frown on his face. "That was a necessity. Our wardrobe needed defending from all the girls hiding in it." Allie struggled to control her growing laughter. "Do tell, do you suffer many girls hiding in your furniture?

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#12. do you tell if someone is immortal?" she whispered. "You kill them, and see if they get up again," he answered, always pragmatic.

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#13. The book didn't want to be copied?
I should introduce it to the house that doesn't want any occupants.

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#14. Time to release the kraken, Mr Fenton,

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#15. she was close; a spot to one side called to her. The hairs on the backs of

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#16. I hate you, wardrobe. But here is what's going to happen. I will close the doors, say a magic word, open the doors, and you will present me with a suitable evening gown.
Work, dammit.

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#17. was a quick learner. If Zeb was running, everyone should be running.

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#18. I maimed you when I was only a child. Touch me now, and I'll kill you." She turned her back to him, and holding her head high, she strode out to the balcony. Conversation rose behind her. The

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#19. She extracted a card from amongst her ample decollete and held it out toward Cara.

This is starting to feel like a bizarre treasure hunt, following clues written on little cards." [Cara thought]

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#20. She forgot the small detail of the business she wanted to engage him on. She enjoyed saying no to him, repeatedly. Refusal was probably a new experience for him, too, but it was hard to tell.

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