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Cordelia longs to protect James but is torn between a love for James she has long believed hopeless

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Ron provides timeless insight on generating a solid story idea and also reveals a bit of the effusive spirit that he brought to the magic of writing

wickedly playful man who surrounds himself only with dolls of his own making

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