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Mercy and cowardice are the same," she snapped out. "But you want their land, not their lives, no? Dead men can't obey.
Mercy and cowardice are the same," she snapped out. "But you want their land, not their lives, no? Dead men can't obey.
Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
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- Joe Abercrombie
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- Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
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