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Living was a dangerous past-time, and often quite painful—but there was also such joy in living, such beauty, things that one would otherwise never see, never experience, never know. The risk of pain and loss was a part of living.
Jim Butcher
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Jim Butcher
Age: 52
Born: 1971
Born: October 26
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