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The more civilized we become, the more horrendous our entertainments.

Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
Novelist
Writer
Albany
New York
Become
Entertainments
Horrendous
Civilized
Entertainment

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