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Beer dulls a memory, brand sets it burning, but wine is the best for a sore heart's yearning.

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Patrick Rothfuss
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: June 6
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Madison
Wisconsin
Patrick James Rothfuss
Beer
Burning
Memory
Dulls
Wine
Sore
Memories
Yearning
Best
Brand
Heart
Sets
Brands

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