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Little boys love machines girls adore horses grown-up men and women like to walk.

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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
Walks
Horses
Girl
Adore
Women
Grown
Littles
Machines
Little
Horse
Men
Girls
Love
Walk
Like
Boys

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