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No need to fear death. There will be a tunnel and light.

Anne Carson

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Anne Carson
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: June 21
Linguist
Literary Critic
Poet
Professor
Translator
Writer
City of Toronto
Carson
Anne
Tunnels
Fear
Death
Light
Need
Needs
Tunnel

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