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We're going' Anne said firmly. So soon?' Percy pleaded. 'But stars come out at night.' Then they fade at dawn', Anne replied. 'This star needs to veil herself in darkness.

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Philippa Gregory
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 9
Novelist
Writer
Kenya's capital
Kate Wedd
Stars
Veils
Night
Replied
Firmly
Come
Fades
Pleaded
Needs
Dawn
Anne
Going
Star
Percy
Soon
Veil
Darkness
Fade

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