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Weese, she would whisper, first of all. Dunsen, Chiswyck, Polliver, Raff the Sweetling. The Tickler and the Hound. Ser Gregor, Ser Armory, Ser Ilyn, Ser Meryn, King Joffrey, Queen Cersei.

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George R. R. Martin
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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And I tell you truly, Danaerys, there is no man in all the world who will ever be half so true to you as me.
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