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And a puzzle is for the piecing together, especially for the young, who still believe it can be done.

Gregory Maguire

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Gregory Maguire
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: June 9
Novelist
Writer
Albany
New York
Believe
Puzzle
Puzzles
Especially
Stills
Young
Together
Still
Done
Piecing

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