Orson Scott Card quote: O my son Absalom,' Bean said softly, knowing for the first time the kind of anguish that could tear such ...

O my son Absalom,' Bean said softly, knowing for the first time the kind of anguish that could tear such words from a man’s mouth. 'my son, my son Absalom. Would God I could die for thee, O Absalom, my son. My ...

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