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Each of his phrases was rather like a little ancient island, inundated by a miniature sea of whiskey.

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