Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth. ✨ Orson Scott Card…

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Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth. ✨ Orson Scott Card (2013). Ender's Game Boxed Set: Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, p.20, Macmillan
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Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth. ✨ Orson Scott Card (2013). Ender's Game Boxed Set: Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, p.20, Macmillan

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