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It was a defeat, resorting to crude threats in a game of subtlety, but sometimes one must sacrifice a battle to win the war.

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Mark Lawrence
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 28
Author
Novelist
the United States of America
Games
Crude
War
Threats
Sometimes
Defeat
Must
Threat
Sacrifice
Battle
Game
Resorting
Winning
Subtlety

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