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And the name of the one shall be Fearfulness. And the name of the other shall be Arrogance... Well, clearly you are not Fearfulness, so I suppose you must be Arrogance.' This was not very polite.
Susanna Clarke
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Susanna Clarke
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: November 16
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