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And then their voices stopped and their souls stood still and they ceased being who they had been. Because who they were had always been determined by him.

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Melina Marchetta
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: March 25
Screenwriter
Writer
Sydney
NSW
Carmelina Marchetta
Soul
Stood
Always
Voices
Stopped
Souls
Determined
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Ceased

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