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Tis action moves the world....[in] the game of chess, mind that: ye cannot leave your men to stand unmoving on the board and hope to win. A soldier must first step upon the battlefield if does mean to cross it.
Susanna Kearsley
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Susanna Kearsley
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: January 17
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The Corporation of the City of Brantford
Emma Cole
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