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Do you think that people ever really do believe they will die, that the world will just go along as always without them? I wonder if we aren't all a little surprised at the moment of crossover, if we don't look back over our shoulders saying, Now hold on.

Elizabeth Berg

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Elizabeth Berg
Age: 75
Born: 1948
Born: December 2
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St Paul
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