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Haven’t you ever noticed that people who win say it’s because the gods know they are in the right, but if they lose, it wasn’t the gods who declared them wrong? Their opponent cheated, or their equipment was bad.

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Tamora Pierce
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
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