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The army slew a thousand and showed little pity The king ordered fealty from the conquered city The prince charmed its people with words wise and witty And the queen sat on a couch, looking very pretty

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Shannon Hale
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 26
Author
Fantasy Author
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Littles
Kings
Showed
Fealty
Little
City
Queen
Slew
People
Thousand
Sat
Charmed
Cities
Queens
Couch
Pretty
Witty
Couches
Wise
Pity
Conquered
Looking
King
Ordered
Words
Army
Prince

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