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Iron Flame (The Empyrean, #2)

by Rebecca Yarros (Goodreads Author)

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“I hear they feed you in Sing Sing,” Evie muttered. “Three squares a day.”

“Evangeline,” Will said with a sigh. “Charity begins at home.”

“So does mental illness.”
― Libba Bray, The Diviners

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