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The story it told was unremarkable: a tale of love found and lost- the oldest story in the world. The only story.

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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Novelist
Short Story Writer
University Teacher
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Found
Stories
Unremarkable
Love
Oldest
World
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Tales
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