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Talking to Francis gave me the sensation of settling slowly to the bottom of the ocean.

Harper Lee

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Harper Lee
Age: 89 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 28
Died: 2016
Died: February 19
Musician
Novelist
Poet Lawyer
Prosaist
Screenwriter
Writer
Monroeville
Alabama
Nelle Harper Lee
Settling
Slowly
Bottom
Ocean
Gave
Talking
Francis
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Sensations

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