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The will is what matters---as long as you have that, you are safe.

Evelyn Underhill

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Evelyn Underhill
Age: 65 †
Born: 1875
Born: December 6
Died: 1941
Died: June 15
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Safety
Matters
Safe
Matter
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