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| |name = Tui T. Sutherland
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| |image = Tui T. Sutherland Profile.jpg
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| |gender = Female
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| |occupation = Author
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| |residence = Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| |books = [[:Category:Books|All ''Wings of Fire'' books]]
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| '''Tui Tamara Sutherland''' is a Venezuelan-American children's book author, most notably the author of the New York Times and the USA Today bestselling series ''[[Wings of Fire (book series)|Wings of Fire]]''. She has also written the book ''[[w:c:spiritanimals:Against the Tide|Against the Tide]]'', the fifth installment to the ''[[w:c:spiritanimals:Spirit Animals|Spirit Animals]]'' series, and ''[[w:c:menagerie:The Menagerie Wiki|The Menagerie]]'' series.
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| ==Biography==
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| Tui was born in [[Wikipedia:Caracas|Caracas]], [[Wikipedia:Venezuela|Venezuela]] on July 31st, 1978, and was named after the [[Wikipedia:Tui (bird)|tui bird]], which is endemic to [[Wikipedia:New Zealand|New Zealand]]. Before high school, she lived in [[Wikipedia:Asunción|Asunción]], [[Wikipedia:Paraguay|Paraguay]]; [[Wikipedia:Santo Domingo|Santo Domingo]], [[Wikipedia:Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]]; and [[Wikipedia:Miami|Miami]], [[Wikipedia:Flordia|Florida]]. Tui received an education at [[Wikipedia:Williams College|Williams College]] and then moved to [[Wikipedia:New Jersey|New Jersey]]. She currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts with her husband, Adam Sterns, her sons, Jonah and Elliot, and her dog, Rainbow Dog, or Bo for short. Tui was also featured on ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeopardy! Jeopardy]'' in 2009 as a two-day champion.
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| Tui is very passionate and loving of both her books and FanWings (''Wings of Fire'' fans). She loved to do live chats on the Scholastic ''Wings of Fire'' forum and has a collection of small videos on the Scholastic YouTube channel. She usually changes her favorite [[Dragons|dragon]] while she writes and she uses other dragon books to aid her writing. She loved her dog Sunshine dearly, as she named [[Sunny]] after her. Unfortunately, Sunshine passed away in the summer of 2020; Tui eventually got a new dog, whom her children named Bumblebee.{{Ref|Event|https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---alex}}
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| ==Other Books==
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| Tui's other books include the ''Avatars'' trilogy, several bestselling books in the ''Warriors'' and ''Seekers'' series (under the alias of Erin Hunter), the ''Pet Trouble'' books, the books ''Save The Date, He's With Me'', and ''Never Bite A Boy On The First Date'' (under the pen name Tamara Summers), two books in the Little House series under the pen name Heather Williams, book 5 in the ''Spirits Animals'' series, and the ''Menagerie'' trilogy, which she wrote with her sister [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Rose_Smith Kari].
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| ==Books==
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| ===''Avatars''===
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| * ''So This Is How It Ends'' (2006)
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| * ''Shadow Falling'' (2007)
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| * ''Kingdom of Twilight'' (2008)
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| ===Glitter Tattoo Books===
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| * ''Monster Party'' (with glitter tattoos) (2000)
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| * ''Silly Creepy Crawlies'' (with glitter tattoos) (2000)
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| * ''Glittering Galaxies: A Trip Through the Stars'' (with glitter tattoos) (2001)
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| ===''Mo and Ella''===
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| * ''Meet Mo and Ella'' (2001)
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| * ''Fun with Mo and Ella'' (2002)
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| ===''Seekers''===
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| * ''[https://seekers.wikia.com/wiki/The_Quest_Begins The Quest Begins]'' (2008)
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| * ''[https://seekers.wikia.com/wiki/Smoke_Mountain_(book) Smoke Mountain]'' (2009)
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| * ''[https://seekers.wikia.com/wiki/Fire_in_the_Sky Fire in the Sky]'' (2010)
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| ===''Spirit Animals''===
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| * ''[https://spiritanimals.fandom.com/wiki/Against_the_Tide Against the Tide]'' (2014)
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| ===''The Menagerie''===
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| * ''[https://menagerie.fandom.com/wiki/The_Menagerie The Menagerie]'' (2013)
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| * ''[https://menagerie.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon_on_Trial The Menagerie: Dragon on Trial]'' (2014)
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| * ''[https://menagerie.fandom.com/wiki/Krakens_and_Lies The Menagerie: Krakens and Lies]'' (2015)
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| ===''Warriors''===
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| * ''[https://warriors.wikia.com/wiki/Secrets_of_the_Clans Secrets of the Clans]'' (2007)
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| ===''Pet Trouble''===
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| * ''Runaway Retriever'' (2009)
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| * ''Loudest Beagle on the Block'' (2009)
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| * ''Mud-Puddle Poodle'' (2009)
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| * ''Bulldog Won't Budge'' (2009)
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| * ''Oh No, Newf!'' (2010)
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| * ''Smarty-Pants Sheltie'' (2010)
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| * ''Bad to the Bone Boxer'' (2010)
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| * ''Dachshund Disaster'' (2010)
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| ===''Wings of Fire''===
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| ====Main Series====
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| * ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy]]'' (2012)
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| * ''[[The Lost Heir (book)|Wings of Fire: The Lost Heir]]'' (2013)
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| * ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|Wings of Fire: The Hidden Kingdom]]'' (2013)
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| * ''[[The Dark Secret (book)|Wings of Fire: The Dark Secret]]'' (2013)
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| * ''[[The Brightest Night (book)|Wings of Fire: The Brightest Night]]'' (2014)
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| * ''[[Moon Rising (book)|Wings of Fire: Moon Rising]]'' (2014)
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| * ''[[Winter Turning (book)|Wings of Fire: Winter Turning]]'' (2015)
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| * ''[[Escaping Peril|Wings of Fire: Escaping Peril]]'' (2016)
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| * ''[[Talons of Power (book)|Wings of Fire: Talons of Power]]'' (2016)
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| * ''[[Darkness of Dragons|Wings of Fire: Darkness of Dragons]]'' (2017)
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| * ''[[The Lost Continent (book)|Wings of Fire: The Lost Continent]]'' (2018)
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| * ''[[The Hive Queen|Wings of Fire: The Hive Queen]]'' (2018)
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| * ''[[The Poison Jungle (book)|Wings of Fire: The Poison Jungle]]'' (2019)
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| * ''[[The Dangerous Gift|Wings of Fire: The Dangerous Gift]]'' (2021)
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| * ''[[The Flames of Hope|Wings of Fire: The Flames of Hope]]'' (2022)
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| ====''Winglets''====
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| * ''[[Prisoners|Wings of Fire Winglets: Prisoners]]'' (2015)
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| * ''[[Assassin|Wings of Fire Winglets: Assassin]]'' (2015)
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| * ''[[Deserter|Wings of Fire Winglets: Deserter]]'' (2016)
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| * ''[[Runaway|Wings of Fire Winglets: Runaway]]'' (2016)
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| ====''Legends''====
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| * ''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Wings of Fire Legends: Darkstalker]]'' (2016)
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| * ''[[Dragonslayer|Wings of Fire Legends: Dragonslayer]]'' (2020)
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| ====Graphic Novels====
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| * ''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (graphic novel)|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels: The Dragonet Prophecy (Graphic Novel 1)]]'' (2018)
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| * ''[[The Lost Heir (graphic novel)|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels: The Lost Heir (Graphic Novel 2)]]'' (2019)
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| * ''[[The Hidden Kingdom (graphic novel)|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels: The Hidden Kingdom (Graphic Novel 3)]]'' (2019)
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| * ''[[The Dark Secret (graphic novel)|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels: The Dark Secret (Graphic Novel 4)]]'' (2020)
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| * ''[[The Brightest Night (graphic novel)|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels: The Brightest Night (Graphic Novel 5)]]'' (2021)
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| * ''[[Moon Rising (graphic novel)|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels: Moon Rising (Graphic Novel 6)]]'' (2022)
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| * ''[[Winter Turning (graphic novel)|Wings of Fire Graphic Novels: Winter Turning (Graphic Novel 7)]]'' (2023)
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| ====Other====
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| * ''[[Forge Your Dragon World]]'' (2021)
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| * ''[[Official Wings of Fire Coloring Book]]'' (2022)
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| * ''[[A Guide to the Dragon World]]'' (2023)
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| * [[How to Draw]] (2023)
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| ===Other===
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| * ''Kermit's Mixed-Up Valentines'' (co-written with Emily Sollinger) (2001)
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| * ''Hide and Go Peep!'' (2001)
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| * ''Who Was Harry Houdini?'' (2002)
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| * ''This Must Be Love'' (2004)
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| * ''Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'' (2007)
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| * ''He's With Me'' (I Heart Bikinis) (2007)
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| * ''Nellie Oleson Meets Laura Ingalls'' (Little House) (2007)
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| ==Trivia==
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| * Tui usually writes between 11 PM to 4 AM.{{Ref|Event|http://andreaskyberg.com/tui-sutherlands-studio-tour/}}
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| * Tui keeps dragon figurines and plushies in her office.{{Ref|Event|https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---alex}}
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| * Tui sometimes put pictures of dessert in her Word documents and reminded herself that she would have them if she worked hard.{{Ref|Event|https://www.crowdcast.io/e/virtual-event---alex}}
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| * Tui's favorite tribe is the [[RainWings]], while the tribes she enjoyed writing about most are the [[IceWings]], [[MudWings]], and [[LeafWings]].{{Ref|Event|https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J0koHS1dIq3zZBvdlYwKrFeWGjSAo3INqp8iRObO118/edit}}
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| *Tui said that if any Wings of Fire character came to life she would prefer Sunny or Kinkajou to rather come to life.{{Ref|Event|https://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/event/dayna-lorentz-wayward-creatures}}
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| *Tui watched "Planet Earth" to figure out the characteristics for each tribe. {{Ref|Event|https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2016/1226/Wings-of-Fire-finds-the-dragon-in-all-of-us}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| Tui t Sutherland.jpg|Tui T. Sutherland
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| Wings of Fire 1 US.jpg|''[[The Dragonet Prophecy (book)|The Dragonet Prophecy]]''
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| Wings of Fire 2 US.jpg|''[[The Lost Heir (book)|The Lost Heir]]''
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| Wings of Fire 3 US.jpg|''[[The Hidden Kingdom (book)|The Hidden Kingdom]]''
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| Wings of Fire 4 US.jpg|''[[The Dark Secret (book)|The Dark Secret]]''
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| Wings of Fire 5 US.jpg|''[[The Brightest Night (book)|The Brightest Night]]''
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| Wings of Fire 6 US.jpg|''[[Moon Rising (book)|Moon Rising]]''
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| Wings of Fire 7 US.jpg|''[[Winter Turning (book)|Winter Turning]]''
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| Wings of Fire 8 US.jpg|''[[Escaping Peril (book)|Escaping Peril]]''
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| Wings of Fire 9 US.jpg|''[[Talons of Power (book)|Talons of Power]]''
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| Wings of Fire 10 US.jpg|''[[Darkness of Dragons]]''
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| Wings of Fire 11 US.jpg|''[[The Lost Continent (book)|The Lost Continent]]''
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| Wings of Fire 12 US.jpg|''[[The Hive Queen]]''
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| Wings of Fire 13 US.jpg|''[[The Poison Jungle (book)|The Poison Jungle]]''
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| Wings of Fire 14 US.jpg|''[[The Dangerous Gift]]''
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| Wings of Fire 15 US.jpg|''[[The Flames of Hope]]''
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| Legends 1 US.jpg|''[[Darkstalker (Legends)|Darkstalker]]''
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| Legends 2 US.png|''[[Dragonslayer]]''
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| Winglets 1 US.jpg|''[[Prisoners]]''
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| Winglets 2 US.jpg|''[[Assassin]]''
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| Winglets 3 US.jpg|''[[Deserter]]''
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| Winglets 4 US.jpg|''[[Runaway]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==References==
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| == External Links ==
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| * [[Wikipedia:Tui T. Sutherland|Tui T. Sutherland]] - Wikipedia
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| * [http://tuibooks.com TuiBooks] - Tui T. Sutherland's website and blog
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