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Fire and water, he said, don't really mix. You could say they're incompatible. But when they do love each other, they love passionately.

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Cornelia Funke
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: December 10
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Love
Incompatible
Passionately
Fire
Water
Really

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My dear Elinor, you were obviously born into the wrong story,” said Dustfinger at last.
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