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He touched the rough crucifix that lay against his chest and whispered to the moving air, Lord, that she might be safe, she and my children. Then turned his cheek to her reaching hand and touched her throught the veils of time.
Diana Gabaldon
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Diana Gabaldon
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: January 11
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