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They were like people who run to meet, holding out their arms, but their aim is wrong they pass each other and keep running.

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Anne Tyler
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 25
Librarian
Novelist
Short Story Writer
Writer
Minneapolis
Minnesota
People
Aim
Pass
Meet
Arms
Wrong
Running
Keep
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Holding

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