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“Godshawk looked surprised, the way that people generally do when you ask them philosophical questions in shrubberies in the middle of the night.” quote by Philip Reeve — Download Open image

“Godshawk looked surprised, the way that people generally do when you ask them philosophical questions in shrubberies in the middle of the night.”

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