it was all your genes that made us geniuses, mom. said peter. we sure …

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it was all your genes that made us geniuses, mom. said peter. we sure didn't get any from dad. i heard that. father said, not looking up from the news that was being displayed on the table while he ate it would've been wasted if you hadn't ✨ Orson Scott Card (2013). Ender's Game Boxed Set II: Ender's Game, Ender in Exile, Speak for the Dead, p.27, Macmillan
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