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It is not given to us to know what difference we can make, and perhaps we can make no difference at all. But that is no reason not to make the attempt, said Saliman quietly. The Light shines more brightly in the darkness.

Alison Croggon

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Alison Croggon
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 1
Author
Librettist
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Transvaal
South Africa
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By the light, he said, when he had mastered himself. I think that beats singing a lullaby to a stormdog for simplicity and economy, Maerad. But I wish I had known that you simply had to blow at Hulls to get rid of them. It would have saved me a few scars.
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I would rather die than stay there. Well, you might die.
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