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  • And when he returns home, full of paranoia and self-loathing, to discover his brother's usurpment, the fraternal roles are reversed, with Tommy now the beacon of stability and Sam the dangerous wild card.

    The New Republic - All Feed 2009

  • #4 The bright side to the "War on christmas" is that more people than ever are aware that it's a holiday that humans have celebrated long before religions usurpment of it.

    BuzzFlash.net: published zelator 2009

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