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From a Spirit to the One Possessed

Is there something crawling in your womb?

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Orson Scott Card
May 12, 2026
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Odilon Redon, Anthony: “What is the object of all this?” The Devil: “There is no object!” plate 18 of 24 (1896)

I know you conjured me, but not from hell;
I came in light, but I was not aflame.
You should be careful of the powers you name,
For some are deaf, while others hear too well.

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born in Richland WA, then lived in: San Mateo CA; Salt Lake City (at least 3 locations); Santa Clara CA (7 years); Mesa AZ (1964-1967); Orem UT; various near-campus residences in Provo; Brazil (estado de São Paulo, 1971-1973); then UT; IN; NC '83 on.
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