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He grunted she recognized it as relief that she wasn't going to nag him further about Tor the Just, who probably wasn't that boring if he could hold off the Notherners for nine days and melt a hole in the hills.
Robin McKinley
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Robin McKinley
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 16
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Jennifer Carolyn Robin McKinley
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