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Call it my little gesture toward social conscience, but I like to think I'm teaching a certain number of people to read. Now that sounds pretentious!

David Eddings

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David Eddings
Age: 77 †
Born: 1931
Born: July 7
Died: 2009
Died: June 2
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David Carroll Eddings
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