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We like to put sacred texts in flowing waters, so I rolled it up, tied it to a piece of wood, placed a dandelion on top, and floated it in the stream which flows into the Swat River. Surely God would find it there.

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Malala Yousafzai
Age: 27
Born: 1997
Born: July 12
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