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It seems to me further, that it is very odd that fate should leave so careful a trail, and spend so little time preparing the one that must follow it.

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Robin McKinley
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: November 16
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Warren
Ohio
Jennifer Carolyn Robin McKinley
Seems
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Preparing
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Fate
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