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I Will Hate The Man You Choose Because He Is Not Me, And Love Him If He Makes You Smile. No Woman Deserves The Sure Knowledge Of Widow’s Black As Her Brideprice, You Least Of All.

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For The Young, Death Is An Enemy They Wish To Try Their Strength Against. For Those Of Us A Little Older, She Is An Old Friend, An Old Lover, But One We Are Not Eager To Meet Again Soon.

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I Grew Up Around Strong Women; Weak Men Were Pickled And Salted. The Women Wouldn't Waste Time Raising A Weak Boy.

I Always Get What I Want In The End. And I Think I Want...ornamental Ironwork. For The Windows Of My Bedchamber.

Only A Fool Thinks His Enemies Stand Still When He Isn't Looking, My Lord Dragon.

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