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Unpredictable as a hungry lion, he might be feared by everyone else, but he never ripped out my throat, only licked me, and, if his tongue was a little rough sometimes, it was worth it to walk beside the king of the jungle.

Karen Marie Moning

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Karen Marie Moning
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 1
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Might
Kings
Beside
Sometimes
Walk
Unpredictable
Never
Worth
Lions
Walks
Throat
Licked
Everyone
Rough
Ripped
Else
Hungry
Feared
Littles
Tongue
Lion
Little
King
Jungle

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