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“...she'd come to realize that fear wasn't a reasonable excuse not to do what needed to be done. It was a strange notion, as Immanuelle had never been particularly brave. But in the days that followed the onset of the blood plague, she'd begun growing into her own kind of courage. And she liked the feel of it.”

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Book:The Year of the Witching
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