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The letter . . . What did your lords make of it, I wonder?” Stannis snorted. “Celtigar pronounced it admirable. If I showed him the contents of my privy, he would declare that admirable as well.

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