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The only way to get what you want is to make them more afraid of you than they are of each other.

Cinda Williams Chima

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Cinda Williams Chima
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 1
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Springfield
Ohio
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As for my family, my father was Danel he died as a mercenary in the southern wars, Han went on. My mother's name was Sarah, called Sali, and my sister was Mari. They died last summer. But then, you already knew that. Every time you forget, I'll remind you. That's the blood sacrifice I made to be here, and that's enough.
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