I don’t want a perfectly safe weapon. I want a dangerous weapon that h…

Derek Landy
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I don’t want a perfectly safe weapon. I want a dangerous weapon that hurts people.” He took the stick from her, rapped it against her head. She howled and he nodded. “See? It hurts people.
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