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You lose in the end unless you know how the wheel is fixed or can fix it yourself.

Edna Ferber

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Edna Ferber
Age: 80 †
Born: 1887
Born: August 15
Died: 1968
Died: April 16
Journalist
Novelist
Playwright
Screenwriter
Writer
Appleton
Wisconsin
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Loses
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Wheels
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Unless

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