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Evil will never be countered while good men do nothing.

David Gemmell

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David Gemmell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1948
Born: August 1
Died: 2006
Died: July 28
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London
England
David Andrew Gemmell
Ross Harding
Nothing
Good
Never
Men
Countered
Evil

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