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I suppose I am a sparrow, a stay-at-home bird.

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Gladys Taber
Age: 80 †
Born: 1899
Born: April 12
Died: 1980
Died: March 11
Author
Writer
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Gladys Bagg Taber
Sparrow
Sparrows
Suppose
Bird
Stay
Home

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