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Jump in a hole without looking, and there'll be a snake in it every time.

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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
Jr.
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Snakes
Hole
Jump
Holes
Looking
Without
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It's not evil, Rand. I know something evil when I smell it. This isn't evil, it's just incredibly stupid.
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