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Time is a very precious gift- so precious that it is only given to us moment by moment.

Amelia Barr

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Amelia Barr
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Silver Spring
Maryland
Amelia Barr
Amelia Edith Huddleston
Amelia E. Barr
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Dreams are large possessions ... they are an expansion of life, an enlightenment, and a discipline. I thank God for my dream life my daily life would be far poorer, if it wanted the second sight of dreams.
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