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Never be ashamed of your love, he said gently. The only thing to be ashamed of is denying your love. That is what makes the shadow grow within your heart that is the darkening of the Light. And we all have many loves.
Alison Croggon
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Alison Croggon
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 1
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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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