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It happens to be one of those days when I see everybody in the family, including myself, through the wrong end of a telescope.

J. D. Salinger

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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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Telescopes
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Days
Everybody
Wrong
Family
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