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The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again.

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Robert Jordan
Age: 58 †
Born: 1948
Born: October 17
Died: 2007
Died: September 16
Author
Military Officer
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Charleston
South Carolina
James Oliver Rigney
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Wheels
Time
Memories
Ages
Age
Aging
Turns
Myth
Wot
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Legend
Become
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Wheel
Come
Forgotten
Legends
Even
Gave
Fades

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