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I hate the thought of her being forced into a box that doesn't fit her. Of having her wings cut off, her sight blinded, her hearing muted, her voice stilled.
Charles de Lint
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Charles de Lint
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: December 22
Musician
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Samuel M. Key
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