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The specters feast as vampires feast on blood, but the specters’ food is attention. a conscious and informed interest in the world. the immaturity of children is less attractive to them.
-Philip Pullman
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The Specters Feast As Vampires Feast On

Philip Pullman
The specters feast as vampires feast on blood, but the specters’ food is attention. a conscious and informed interest in the world. the immaturity of children is less attractive to them.
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