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“She stood watching a ritual she had seen many times before, yet which now seemed odd and extremely archaic; as if everything - the hill, the ox, the Mage, the cauldron, the king, the people looking on - everything belonged to a time so far away, so obscurely ancient that it could no longer be comprehended, only felt in the pulse of blood that flowed through her veins.”

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Taliesin

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Stephen R. Lawhead
Stephen R. Lawhead

Stephen R. Lawhead is a British writer renowned for his fantasy novels. His works blend historical, mythological, and religious elements, enjoying great popularity among readers. more

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