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Ladies in bunches always filled me with vague apprehension and a firm desire to be elsewhere.

Harper Lee

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Harper Lee
Age: 89 †
Born: 1926
Born: April 28
Died: 2016
Died: February 19
Musician
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Monroeville
Alabama
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