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I could never stay long enough on the shore the tang of the untainted, fresh, and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought.

Helen Keller

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Helen Keller
Age: 87 †
Born: 1880
Born: June 27
Died: 1968
Died: June 1
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Autobiographer
Essayist
Linguist
Orator
Peace Activist
Political Activist
Suffragette
Trade Unionist
Writer
Tuscumbia
Alabama
Helen Adams Keller
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Quieting
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Untainted
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Tang
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Beach
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Fresh
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