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And below the heimongmong, all along the ground, were weeds already spilling out over the edges, running wild in every direction.

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
Ground
Along
Already
Spilling
Running
Weeds
Every
Weed
Edges
Wild
Direction

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