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I Know You Can Throw Holy Water On The Vampire, But I Didn't Know You Could Throw The Host." (sheriff St. John) I Had To Smile. "they Aren't Like Little Holy Grenades. I Want The Host To Give To The Quinlans So They Can Put One At Every Windowsill, Every Doorsill." (anita Blake)

-Laurell K. Hamilton

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I Know You Can Throw Holy Water On The Vampire, But I Didn't Know You Could Throw The Host." (sheriff St. John) I Had To Smile. "they Aren't Like Little Holy Grenades. I Want The Host To Give To The Quinlans So They Can Put One At Every Windowsill, Every Doorsill." (anita Blake)

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