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You look different now. Like a proper little girl, (said Gendry.) I look like an oak tree, with all these stupid acorns, (said Arya.) Nice, though. A nice oak tree. [...] You even smell nice for a change.

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George R. R. Martin
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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