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Ah, the mysterious croak. Here today, gone tomorrow. It's the best reason I can think of to throw open the blinds and risk belief. Right now, this minute, time to move out into the grief and glory. High tide.
Barbara Kingsolver
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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
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Annapolis
Maryland
Thinking
Gone
Glory
Croak
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Tomorrow
Blinds
Today
Move
Tide
Best
Minutes
Tides
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Belief
Grief
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