"Lyra Silver—"

"No, where d'you come from? What are you? How do you know things like this?" Wearily Lyra sighed; she had forgotten how roundabout Scholars could be. It was difficult to tell them the truth when a lie would have been so much easier for them to understand."/>

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" Who are you?" the woman said at last.

"Lyra Silver—"

"No, where d'you come from? What are you? How do you know things like this?" Wearily Lyra sighed; she had forgotten how roundabout Scholars could be. It was difficult to tell them the truth when a lie would have been so much easier for them to understand. "

― Philip Pullman , The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, #2)

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"Lyra Silver—"

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