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No Winter lasts forever, no Spring skips its turn. April is a promise that May is bound to keep, and we know it.

Hal Borland

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Hal Borland
Age: 77 †
Born: 1900
Born: May 14
Died: 1978
Died: February 22
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Promise
Springtime

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