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Ever notice that the whisper of temptation can be heard farther than the loudest call to duty.

Earl Wilson

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Earl Wilson
Age: 79 †
Born: 1907
Born: May 3
Died: 1987
Died: January 16
Journalist
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Notice
Temptation
Duty
Heard
Call
Ever
Loudest
Whisper
Farther

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