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You will find joy, frustration and sorrow in your quest. Never forget that friendship and loyalty are more precious than riches...Happiness can be brief, but it knows no time in the land of dreams.

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Brian Jacques
Age: 71 †
Born: 1939
Born: June 15
Died: 2011
Died: February 5
Writer
City of Liverpool
James Brian Jacques
Forget
Riches
Happiness
Loyalty
Dream
Precious
Find
Sorrow
Never
Friendship
Quests
Time
Dreams
Quest
Joy
Brief
Land
Frustration

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