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It always smelled like it was raining outside, even if it wasn't, and you were in the only nice, dry, cosy place in the world.

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J. D. Salinger
Age: 91 †
Born: 1919
Born: January 1
Died: 2010
Died: January 27
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New York City
New York
Jerome David Salinger
Jerome Salinger
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Cosy
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