There are a lot of things a person with two hands couldn't steal, Eddi…

Megan Whalen Turner
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There are a lot of things a person with two hands couldn't steal, Eddis said. So? If it's impossible to steal them with two hands, it's no more impossible to steal them with one. Steal peace, Eugenides. Steal me some time.
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There are a lot of things a person with two hands couldn't steal, Eddis said. So? If it's impossible to steal them with two hands, it's no more impossible to steal them with one. Steal peace, Eugenides. Steal me some time.

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