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Now God be thanked that the name of a hill is such music, that the name of a river can heal.

Alan Paton

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Alan Paton
Age: 85 †
Born: 1903
Born: January 11
Died: 1988
Died: April 12
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But when the dawn will come, of our emancipation, from the fear of bondage and the bondage of fear, why, that is a secret.
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It was not his habit to dwell on what could have been, but what could never be.
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