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Egypt loved the lotus becuase it never dies. It is the same for people who are loved. Thus can something as insignificant as a name-two syllables, one high, one sweet- summon up the innumerable smiles, tears, sighs and dreams of a human life.

Anita Diament

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
Author
Novelist
Short Story Writer
University Teacher
Writer
People
Dies
Thus
Sighs
Two
Tears
Summon
Dream
Sweet
Innumerable
Human
Dreams
Syllables
Humans
Loved
Smiles
Something
Name
Sigh
Never
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Egypt
Lotuses
Life
High
Insignificant
Lotus

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