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Everything was blamed on Castro. Mudslides in California. The fact that you can't buy a decent tomato anymore. Was there an exceptionally high pollen count in Massapequa, Long Island, one day? It was Castro, exporting sneezes.

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Calvin Trillin
Age: 88
Born: 1935
Born: December 5
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Kansas City
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