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Reality is harsh to the feet of shadows. But will you come?
C. S. Lewis
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C. S. Lewis
Age: 64 †
Born: 1898
Born: January 1
Died: 1963
Died: January 1
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Feeling like the voice she liked best in all the world was calling her name.
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