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I'm surrounded by the scene of aging. I myself am in my 70s and not getting any younger. Although I'm very healthy, and I have a lot of energy, and I still feel 50, I'm over 70 and I understand that I am preparing for later.

Isabel Allende

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Isabel Allende
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: August 2
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