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Most spiders eat and remake their webs every night.

Alice Oswald

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Alice Oswald
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 31
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Alice Priscilla Lyle Keen
Alice Priscilla Lyle Oswald
Webs
Remake
Remakes
Spiders
Night
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