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For, Yes, he had sighed on his dying breath, and all knew that was the ultimate prayer one could offer to life.

Robin Hobb

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Robin Hobb
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 5
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Berkeley
California
Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden
Megan Lindholm
Margaret Astrid Lindholm
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Ultimate
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Prayer
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