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Paradise A concept embraced by almost every culture. A land of peace and harmony. Some say it doesn't belong to the earth, that there is no Shangri-la, no utopian wilderness for the living.

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Ellen Hopkins
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 26
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Long Beach
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Ellen Louise Hopkins
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