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Pyp had stabbed a turnip with his knife. The night is dark and full of turnips, he announced in a solemn voice. Let us all pray for venison, my children, with some onions and a bit of tasty gravy.
George R. R. Martin
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George R. R. Martin
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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