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After all, catching something is purely a by-product of our fishing. It is the act of fishing that wipes away all grief, lightens all worry, dissolves fear and anxiety.

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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
Anxiety
Lightens
Grief
Wipes
Worry
Dissolves
Fear
Wipe
Away
Catching
Something
Purely
Fishing
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