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I shall pray for your soul,' promised Nessarose. I shall wait for your shoes,' Elphie answered.

Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
Novelist
Writer
Albany
New York
Pray
Shoes
Wait
Praying
Shall
Waiting
Soul
Promised
Answered

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