The Silver Chair (1953), Ch. 16: The Healing of Harms
The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956)
“Dull grown-ups and bright children form a particularly tolerant friendship.”
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Samuel R. Delany
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Nova
Source: Nova (1968), Chapter 3 (p. 44)
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