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Only a fool thinks his enemies stand still when he isn't looking, my Lord Dragon.
Robert Jordan
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Robert Jordan
Age: 58 †
Born: 1948
Born: October 17
Died: 2007
Died: September 16
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Charleston
South Carolina
James Oliver Rigney
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