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It is not the writer's task to answer questions but to question answers. To be impertinent, insolent, and, if necessary, subversive.

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
Author
Environmentalist
Essayist
Novelist
Philosopher
Screenwriter
Writer
Edward Paul Abbey
Question
Insolent
Answers
Subversive
Task
Tasks
Questions
Answer
Necessary
Writer
Impertinent

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