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When the times are a crucible, when the air is full of crisis, those who are the most themselves are the victims.

Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
Novelist
Writer
Albany
New York
Crucible
Victims
Victim
Crisis
Air
Full
Times

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