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A naked blade sheathed in velvet, that was Raphael's voice.

Nalini Singh

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Nalini Singh
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: February 17
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Journalist
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Raphael
Blade
Velvet
Blades
Naked
Voice
Sheathed

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