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Some people are aware of everything that is going on everywhere at every moment in their lives.

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Anne Tyler
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 25
Librarian
Novelist
Short Story Writer
Writer
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Every
Everywhere
People
Aware
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Lives
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Everything
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