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" We human beings get nervous if we don't know what's going on. It's the rule for creating scary stories: the unknown is always more frightening than the known. "

Naomi Alderman

Always

Unknown

Nervous

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Naomi Alderman

Give Me

Personal

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Geek

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Worst

Improvement

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