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Our strength comes from that magic, from the earth and the sky, from the fire and the water. Fly high, swim deep, give back to the earth what she gives you.

Juliet Marillier

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Juliet Marillier
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 27
Novelist
Writer
Dunedin
New Zealand
Earth
Magic
Give
Deep
Back
Strength
Giving
Gives
Fire
High
Water
Swim
Comes
Sky

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