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Fight only in direst need Not for lust or petty greed Honor those that do give birth Respect them well for their full worth

Anne McCaffrey

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Anne McCaffrey
Age: 85 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 1
Died: 2011
Died: November 21
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Anne Inez McCaffrey
Need
Worth
Giving
Fight
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Respect
Direst
Full
Petty
Fighting
Lust
Give
Greed
Wells
Honor
Well
Birth

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