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Only he with the hobbled foot fully knows the beauty of running. Only he with the severed ear can apprehend what the sweetest music must sound like. Our ailments complete us.

Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
Novelist
Writer
Albany
New York
Must
Fully
Like
Complete
Ears
Hobbled
Feet
Severed
Beauty
Apprehend
Sound
Ailments
Running
Sweetest
Music
Foot

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