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Sitting in cold wet britches for an hour was no fun even in a magic kingdom.
Katherine Paterson
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Katherine Paterson
Age: 91
Born: 1932
Born: October 31
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Katherine Womeldorf Paterson
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Shh he said. Look. Where? Can't you see'um? he whispered. All the Terabithians standing on tiptoe to see you. Me? Shh, yes. There's a rumor going around that the beautiful girl arrving today might be the queen they've been waiting for.
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You think it's so great to die and make everyone cry and carry on. Well it ain't.
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