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October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again.

Hal Borland

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Hal Borland
Age: 77 †
Born: 1900
Born: May 14
Died: 1978
Died: February 22
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Seen
Leaf
Also
Distant
Horizon
Hills
Constellations
Fallen
Wider
Clearly
October
Endure
Leafs
Sight
Enduring

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