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Because without such a reprieve we cannot pause and regroup and with the newfound strength go on to initiate that very change which is sorely needed by all.

Vera Nazarian

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Vera Nazarian
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 25
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Moscow
Russian SFSR
Pauses
Strength
Needed
Regroup
Cannot
Newfound
Change
Sorely
Without
Reprieve
Initiate
Pause

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