I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enoug — Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
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I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization."There is a proverb, which Tom was kind enough not to voice: be careful what you wish for. Unfortunately, not only did I get it, but so did those around me.

— Marie Brennan, The Voyage of the Basilisk
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