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I am what I am. I would tell you what you want to know if I could, for you have been kind to me. But I am a cat, and no cat anywhere ever gave anyone a straight answer.
Peter S. Beagle
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Peter S. Beagle
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: April 20
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