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"ref": "2013, Connie Mason, Mia Marlowe, Waking Up with a Rake, Sourcebooks Incorporated:",
"text": "\"Olivia, put some clothes on and I'll be back to deal with you directly. And as for you!\" He poked Rhys on the center of his chest. \"Come with me, you hairy-legged honyock!\"",
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"text": "Oh, and did you notice that last line? \"I am the Lord.\" This is not just some guy off the street; not some honyock who doesn't know anything!",
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"text": "\"You city boys are so complicated.\"\n\"Better to be complicated than simple.\"\n\"Who're you calling simple?\"\n\"The same honyock who damn near got us killed driving here like he was doing the Indy 500 on a dirt road in the woods.\"\n\"I'll have you know that was all skill.\"",
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