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And then like thunder broke the frost, The chill wall fell, and morrowless Immortal maid and man embraced, Their light and shadow mingling.

Alison Croggon

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Alison Croggon
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 1
Author
Librettist
Novelist
Poet
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Transvaal
South Africa
Men
Chill
Like
Thunder
Immortal
Fell
Mingling
Broke
Maid
Shadow
Maids
Wall
Embraced
Light
Frost

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