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Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.

Diane Ackerman

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Diane Ackerman
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 7
Author
Naturalist
Non-Fiction Writer
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Waukegan
Illinois
Mirrors
Secret
Face
Chastening
Faces
Pins
Look
Gaze
Looks
Reveals
Double
Mirror

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