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he stood against the wind and let it peel him clean

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Anne Carson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 21
Linguist
Literary Critic
Poet
Professor
Translator
Writer
City of Toronto
Carson
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Peel
Stood
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Wind

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