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She stood lost in eternity wearing a crazy dress, watching the immense sky.

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Angela Carter
Age: 51 †
Born: 1940
Born: May 7
Died: 1992
Died: February 16
Author
Journalist
Linguist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Translator
Writer
Eastbourne
Sussex
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Angela Olive Carter
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Lost
Immense
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Dress
Sky
Eternity
Watching
Crazy

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