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The soul's dominion? Each time we make a choice, we pay With courage to behold the restless day, And count it fair.

Amelia Earhart

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Amelia Earhart
Age: 39 †
Born: 1897
Born: July 24
Died: 1937
Died: July 2
Aircraft Pilot
Aviator
Journalist
Memoirist
Travel Writer
Writer
Atchison County
Missouri
Amelia Mary Earhart
Lady Lindy
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Soul
Restless
Make
Count
Time
Fairs
Fair
Choice
Pay
Courage
Behold
Choices
Dominion

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