Then come out, said the king, helping him, knowing you'll never die of…

Megan Whalen Turner
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Then come out, said the king, helping him, knowing you'll never die of a fall unless the god himself drops you.
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Then come out, said the king, helping him, knowing you'll never die of a fall unless the god himself drops you.

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