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Its importance was recognized in its later revival in paperback by ballantine books as the fifth volume of the celebrated ballantine adult fantasy series in september 1969. A christian minister, he was also known for his unorthodox theology. Page 24 out in the cold, with a thinworn fold of withered gold around her rolled, hangs in the air the weary moon. How double it is, if you care to know, you must find out. There is no mystery surrounding george macdonald s motivation for writing what.
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