Ursula K. Le Guin quote: She'll die.' 'Aye. That's a consequence of being alive.

She'll die.' 'Aye. That's a consequence of being alive.

~ Ursula K. Le Guin ~

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She'll die.' 'Aye. That's a consequence of being alive.

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