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Belief and order give strength. Have to clear rubble before you can build.

Robert Jordan

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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.
Order
Give
Giving
Rubble
Build
Strength
Belief
Clear

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