{"id":118,"date":"2008-10-16T10:30:54","date_gmt":"2008-10-16T18:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stevenrbrandt.com\/wordpress\/?p=118"},"modified":"2010-09-04T05:28:07","modified_gmt":"2010-09-04T13:28:07","slug":"wyrms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevenrbrandt.com\/?p=118","title":{"rendered":"Wyrms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve started to listening to books on CD in an effort to ease the monotony of driving to and from work. My present choice is &#8220;Wyrms&#8221; by Orson Scott Card. So far I like the book quite a bit, but this one quote is priceless:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<table border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 width=500>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background: #FFFFDD\"><em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He won&#8217;t be awful, Lyra. 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