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“You think there are no idiots in the intelligence business, that your superiors are all brilliant men who understand the game? [...] This business is rife with idiots. They play with lives and they play badly, and when people like you die as a result, they shrug and as 'Risks have to be taken in wartime.' You'd really march yourself into a firing squad for that kind of fool?”

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Book:The Alice Network
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The Alice Network

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Kate Quinn
Kate Quinn

Kate Quinn is an individual active in contemporary times, with her specific profession and category unknown. She was born in 1981, and has over 40 years of history. more

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