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Love is one of the true mysteries,' he said at last. 'The truest and the deepest of all. One thing, Maerad: to love is never wrong. It may be disastrous it may never be possible it may be the deepest agony. But it is never wrong.
Alison Croggon
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Alison Croggon
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 1
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