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Venice, that capital city of dream and intrigue, that double city (one above and seemingly solid, one below, wavering and reflected in the waters), which never disappoints.

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Erica Jong
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 26
Author
Feminist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
New York City
New York
Erica Mann Jong
Cities
Seemingly
Water
Disappoint
Dream
Reflected
Never
Waters
Double
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Solid
Wavering
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Intrigue
City
Venice

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