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He had senile dementia and liked to go outside naked, but he could still do two things perfectly: win at checkers and write out prescriptions.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Stills
Perfectly
Still
Naked
Writing
Liked
Outside
Things
Winning
Checkers
Funny
Senile
Write
Dementia
Two
Prescriptions

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