It was strange, how readily authority could be conjured with nothing b…

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It was strange, how readily authority could be conjured with nothing but a bit of strutting jackassery. ✨ Scott Lynch (2006). The Lies of Locke Lamora, p.394, Spectra
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It was strange, how readily authority could be conjured with nothing but a bit of strutting jackassery. ✨ Scott Lynch (2006). The Lies of Locke Lamora, p.394, Spectra

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