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Tell me who you are. You need not tell me your name. Names have power, even human ones. Tell me where you live and what you do with your living.
Robin McKinley
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Robin McKinley
Age: 71
Born: 1952
Born: November 16
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Jennifer Carolyn Robin McKinley
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