Now, boy, now..." he said bewilderedly, "what is all this t… - Tad Williams

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Now, boy, now..." he said bewilderedly, "what is all this talk of glory? Have you caught the sickness, too? Curse me for a blind beggar, I should have seen. This fever has cankered even your simple heart, hasn't it, Simon? I'm sorry. It takes a strong will or practiced eye to see through the glitter to the rotten core.

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Tad Williams (born 1957) is an American science fiction and fantasy author.

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