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She just laughed in his face and told him she'd sooner crawl in a bed with his father's leeches before she'd crawl in one with him. She stopped laughing when he put his knife in her.
George R. R. Martin
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George R. R. Martin
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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