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If God is so powerful, can he create a rock which he cannot lift?
Terry Goodkind
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Terry Goodkind
Age: 72 †
Born: 1948
Born: January 14
Died: 2020
Died: September 17
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Nebraska
Terry Lee Goodkind
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