The Book Thief By Tonisha

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Tonisha's book was a moderate success. Many people were skeptical of her work and considered her a fraud. It didn't help that she was very unsuccessful in teaching others her skills, made worse by her bizzare thought processes.

As a follow up to her book, Tonisha transitioned her focus from human behaviour to the apprasial of objectes of interest. She studied the techniques that different craftsmen used to create wonderful works of art and made a fair sum of money buying and reselling items based on her personal valuation on them. A little too honest for her own good however, Tonisha would often pay above what people were asking for, she was unable to bare the guilt that came bundled with deception.

Tonisha moved around, taking jobs as and

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