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“It is not everyone,” said Elinor, “who has your passion for dead leaves.”
Jane Austen
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Jane Austen
Age: 101 †
Born: 1775
Born: December 16
Died: 1877
Died: July 24
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Steventon
Hampshire
Elinor
Leaves
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