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He was wondering if there was some cryptic, cultish mark on his door that told all the crazy people he'd have trouble saying no.

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Anne Tyler
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 25
Librarian
Novelist
Short Story Writer
Writer
Minneapolis
Minnesota
People
Door
Mark
Doors
Told
Crazy
Saying
Trouble
Cryptic
Wonder
Wondering

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