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Wisdom, Niko thought as he leaned his cheek against his long-handled rake, cannot be had without price.

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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
Without
Cheek
Long
Cheeks
Price
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Niko
Wisdom
Rake
Knowledge
Rakes
Cannot
Handled
Thought
Leaned

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