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434 GG Ya Shank: The Made-Up Swear Words of 'The Maze Runner'

10 min•18 september 2014

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Insults, swear words, and world-building for young adults: In an interview with James Dashner, I got the inside scoop on the language of "The Maze Runner." Read the transcript: http://bit.ly/1poctaV

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