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There comes a turning point in intense physical struggle where one abandons oneself to a profligate usage of strength and bodily resource, ignoring the costs until the struggle is over. women find this point in childbirth; men in battle.
-Diana Gabaldon
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There Comes A Turning Point In Intense

Diana Gabaldon
There comes a turning point in intense physical struggle where one abandons oneself to a profligate usage of strength and bodily resource, ignoring the costs until the struggle is over. women find this point in childbirth; men in battle.
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