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There is no sound more peaceful than rain on the roof, if you're safe asleep in someone else's house.

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Anne Tyler
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 25
Librarian
Novelist
Short Story Writer
Writer
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Roof
Peaceful
Rain
Safe
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House
Else
Someone
Asleep

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