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Egypt loved the lotus because it never dies. It is the same for people who are loved.

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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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Loved
Dies
Never
People
Lotuses
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Egypt

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