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When the kid began to flag, Riley picked her up, swung her onto his back, and kept running. The leopard in Mercy growled in approval - whatever his faults (and they were many and legend), Riley knew how to take care of the innocent.

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Nalini Singh
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: February 17
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Innocent
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Faults
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Mercy
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