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In the afternoon I watch the clouds drift past the bald peak of Mount Tukuhnikivats. (Someone has to do it.)

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Edward Abbey
Age: 62 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 29
Died: 1989
Died: March 14
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Environmentalist
Essayist
Novelist
Philosopher
Screenwriter
Writer
Edward Paul Abbey
Drift
Peak
Afternoon
Clouds
Watches
Watch
Someone
Bald
Past
Mount

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The New Age orgy: The flesh was willing but the spirit's weak.
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