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She was his north star, the fixed point round which his world turned. For as long as his heart beat, or hers, he believed they would always share a destiny.

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
Author
Writer
London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
World
Destiny
Round
Share
Rounds
Stars
Fixed
Point
Believed
Heart
Beat
Long
Beats
Always
Star
Would
Turned
North

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