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It's even occurred to me, as a teeny little subversive whisper of a thought, that if we stop mowing the lawn right now, it will probably be a long, long time before the yard gets overrun by lions and snakes.

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Barbara Ehrenreich
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: August 26
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