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It was his soul's freedom that was in question. And that question was whether freedom was worth the price when it meant shirking the responsibilities of honor.

Janet Morris

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Janet Morris
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: May 25
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Boston
Massachusetts
Janet Ellen Morris
Janet E. Morris
Commitment
Honor
Worth
Question
Responsibility
Shirking
Whether
Responsibilities
Freedom
Price
Soul
Meant

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Reasons never matter, once Death comes cold and bold and takes the living by the hand. You count up your dead, every one.
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