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Nothing ever fits the palm so perfectly, or feels so right, or inspires so much protective instinct as the hand of a child

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Gregory David Roberts
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 21
Author
Novelist
Prosaist
Writer
Melbourne
Australia
Right
Instinct
Feels
Fit
Children
Inspire
Palm
Much
Hand
Protective
Child
Palms
Hands
Fits
Ever
Inspires
Nothing
Perfectly

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