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It's always better to attack than to defend, Coram had told her when they talked about fencing late at night. Always. Ye don't win with defense--ye only hold the other feller off, or wear him down. Attack and have done with it!
Tamora Pierce
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Tamora Pierce
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: December 13
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