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Shannon HaleYou saw my leg?" "How can a man help what he sees?" he said. "And, if I could add, you possess a very fine leg.
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Shannon HaleSometimes my fancy gets to floating inside me, threatening to carry me away like a leaf on a wind. Better to be a stone.
Shannon Hale