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The only good thing about being frightened half to death, she thought, is that it makes me forget all about being seasick.
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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And all meet in singing, which braids together the different knowings into a wide and subtle music, the music of living.
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I would rather die than stay there. Well, you might die.
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