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Yes, Wizard Knight feels like the right answer. How about the rest of
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I'm not sure if that last one is because the bullet travels faster than
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If you're considering buying a book, open it at random and read a page.
Do this three times. If you haven't stumbled onto a vital part of the
story at least once, don't buy the book.<br>
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If you can't identify a word in a Greek sentence, it is a verb with a
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<span class="contributor"> Gene Wolfe, Barrington, Illinois </span> <br>
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