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I get very upset when money is being cut and people can't visit the Grand Canyon.

Anne Waldman

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Anne Waldman
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: April 2
Poet
Writer
Millville
New Jersey
People
Canyon
Canyons
Visit
Grand
Upset
Cutting
Money

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