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The day my father came to claim me, my mother did not wish for me to go. __he is a girl,' she said, __nd I do not think that she is yours. I had a thousand other men.' He tossed his spear at my feet and gave my mother the back of his hand across the face, so she began to weep. __irl or boy, we fight our battles,' he said, __ut the gods let us choose our weapons.' He pointed to the spear, then to my mother's tears, and I picked up the spear.
George R.R. Martin A Feast for Crows
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The day my father came to claim me, my mother did not wish for me to go. __he is a girl,' she said, __nd I do not think that she is yours. I had a thousand other men.' He tossed his spear at my feet and gave my mother the back of his hand across the face, so she began to weep. __irl or boy, we fight our battles,' he said, __ut the gods let us choose our weapons.' He pointed to the spear, then to my mother's tears, and I picked up the spear.

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