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You don’t free yourself from duty by running away. That only increases the weight on your shoulders.

James Alan Gardner

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James Alan Gardner
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 10
Author
Fictioneer
Science Fiction Writer
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Duty
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Running
Away
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