Chapter 20, “The Otherwhere Marble” (p. 274)
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“Dignity is like morality,” Mirabilis barked. “Too much is as bad as too little.”

— M. K. Hobson

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M. K. Hobson

About M. K. Hobson

M. K. Hobson (born January 21, 1969) is an American speculative fiction and fantasy writer.