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“I hope the reader will experience the story in the spirit it was written, recognizing that who we are is not who they were, and judging historical people by today's standards prevents us from learning from them, from their mistakes and their triumphs. These people helped build the framework that we now stand on. We should be careful about burning it down.”
― Where the Lost Wander
― Where the Lost Wander
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― How the Penguins Saved Veronica
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― Where the Lost Wander
― Where the Lost Wander
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