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Two sounds of autumn are unmistakable...the hurrying rustle of crisp leaves blown along the street...by a gusty wind, and the gabble of a flock of migrating geese.

Hal Borland

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Hal Borland
Age: 77 †
Born: 1900
Born: May 14
Died: 1978
Died: February 22
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Along
Geese
Gusty
Wind
Flocks
Migrating
Sound
Blown
Rustle
Two
Autumn
Unmistakable
Leaves
Crisp
Sounds
Crisps
Street
Hurrying
Streets
Flock

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