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Her smile grew bitter as desert brine. "The gods may forgive Ista all day long. But if Ista does not forgive Ista, the gods may go hang themselves.
Her smile grew bitter as desert brine. "The gods may forgive Ista all day long. But if Ista does not forgive Ista, the gods may go hang themselves.
Approximate author period: c. 1949 AD · modern
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- Lois McMaster Bujold
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- Approximate author period: c. 1949 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1949; activity date not established; Wikidata Q229369, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229369 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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