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What I used to do between writing fits was feed my kids, ride my horse and go shopping for cat and dog food.

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Anne McCaffrey
Age: 85 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 1
Died: 2011
Died: November 21
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Anne Inez McCaffrey
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Feed
Writing
Ride
Cat
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Dog
Horse
Food
Fits
Kids
Shopping

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