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Humor is an excellent method of keeping a tight rein on unproductive displays of emotion.

Barbara Mertz

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Barbara Mertz
Age: 85 †
Born: 1927
Born: September 29
Died: 2013
Died: August 8
Archaeologist
Author
Egyptologist
Novelist
Writer
Canton
Illinois
Elizabeth Peters
Barbara Michaels
Barbara Louise Mertz
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Rein
Humor
Displays
Emotion
Unproductive
Reins
Tight
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Excellent
Keeping

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