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Meet and greets.
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to be a writer.
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you wanted to be a witch?
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for John De Plume,
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on the Boiling Isles.
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of Eternal Youth.
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when we get back.
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my prissy sister?
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Bloom of Eternal Youth.
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grows once a millennia.
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it gives eternal youth
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Interesting.
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power for the emperor, huh?
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when I get there first
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with shimmer tears.
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of course... Luzura.
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the king— Er—
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Ruler just destroys everything.
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tension could help the scene.
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to life than shipping.
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shipping in my presence.
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We'll figure this out.
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and this baby is humming.
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130. I know, right? What a twist.
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I know you're trying to help
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133. Yeah, into greatness.
Don't you want us to win?
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Learn to collaborate.
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149. Yep, that's me. Only me.
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151. Ooh. I love punching.
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Publishing House.
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154. It's more of a rank than a name.
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than the submissions
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158. I want to buy it and publish it
for everyone to read.
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159. I'll make you as famous
as John De Plume.
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160. - Ooh! P-choo! P-choo!
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161. Ooh!
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162. I've always wanted
a people chair.
I'm in.
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in my reclamation of power.
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to do is sign here.
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165. You're ominous. And I like it.
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Mr. King.
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and heartlessness.
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169. Like two authors mashed
into one.
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I love your writing.
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I mean fans.
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I head due north.
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the Bloom of Eternal Youth
before Lilith.
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181. Ah, who's frail now,
emperor dorks?
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Edalyn?
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you would be here just
to be a nuisance.
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breaking a hip.
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I'm stronger than you think.
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189. I'm here to save the Bloom
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the writing competition
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writer superstar?
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195. You're right. It's me. Me!
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of their own hair.
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198. It smells so bad.
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199. My publisher is throwing
a huge party for my book,
Ruler's Reach.
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201. All right, fine.
Be that way, I guess.
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dying to know when
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208. I need a few moments
of King's time.
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I wanted to compare sunglasses.
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210. Oh, he's taking a break
to finish his latest
masterpiece.
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211. Fame can really box you in,
you know?
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second book coming along?
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Ruler's Reach 2.
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you could make it.
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your help with
my next book.
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- Apparently,
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daring works of genius
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your gushy fantasy slop.
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Clock's a ticking.
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hard-earned success.
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I can't write without her.
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of how we used to race
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that you'd save me.
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249. Stow it. Uh, we might fight
but you're still my sister.
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250. And besides, if anyone's
putting you down,
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always like this?
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I'm just some tired, old biddy.
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We can't announce book two.
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- That snappily-dressed lizard
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this shrinking box.
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Let her go.
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284. Oh, don't give me that look.
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290. Not until I get my best-seller.
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- Get us out of here!
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a dumb story with my friend.
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You're becoming a witch.
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as I'll ever get to my dream.
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and I hurt you.
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- Hey.
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dead?
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never existed at all?
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led you to my nest,
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out of you to satisfy my
unending hunger!
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Can you believe he scammed us?
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the tenacity though.
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But that outfit? Ha!
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329. Well, maybe you've never been
led into a lethal trap before
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not to look at unsolicited work.
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364. Ugh! If I read this will you go?
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them in peace?
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372. Ugh!
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374. She on the other hand
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375. - Whoo-hoo!
- Freedom!
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King!
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Yes. Quite.
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if it makes any difference,
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a tired old biddy.
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easier to catch.
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386. You're gonna cart me away
to the coven now, are you?
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to give you a chance
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Edalyn?
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on my own terms.
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to owe him anything.
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for the chance to bond.
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400. Well, nothing a bit
of apple blood
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402. Books?
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nothing about that.
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Wow, look at the time.
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Good night!
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