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We must not creep along when our souls cry out for us to soar!

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Helen Keller
Age: 87 †
Born: 1880
Born: June 27
Died: 1968
Died: June 1
Author
Autobiographer
Essayist
Linguist
Orator
Peace Activist
Political Activist
Suffragette
Trade Unionist
Writer
Tuscumbia
Alabama
Helen Adams Keller
Souls
Cry
Along
Soul
Must
Creep
Creeps
Soar

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