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Abstracts are real and time is a lie, it cannot be measured when one moment can expand to hold everything.

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Elizabeth Berg
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: December 2
Author
Novelist
Nurse
St Paul
Minnesota
Lying
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Moments
Cannot
Abstracts
Everything
Expand
Real
Measured
Time
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For all it's problems and difficulties, life is mostly a wonderful experience, and it is up to each person to make the most of each day. I hope you are successful in your life, but look to the heavens and the earth and especially to other people to find your real wealth. Wherever I am, wherever you go, know that my love goes with you.
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