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A handful of sand is an anthology of the universe.

David McCord

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David McCord
Age: 99 †
Born: 1897
Born: December 15
Died: 1997
Died: April 13
Poet
New York City
New York
David Thompson Watson McCord
Anthology
Handful
Sand
Universe

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