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Sister Veer is dead

Braam van der Vyver

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Braam van der Vyver was born in Pretori
in 1956 and grew up there. He has eight
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and Philosophy. He's a lecturer in
African
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campus of Monash University in Australia
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Translated text
dened by Sussie's dea
not cry at the funeral th, as he does
, but it is clear that he
death was unnece rather thinks her
ssary and could hav
e been prevented.

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