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Vets do what doctors used to - diagnose the injury or the condition, patch it up as best they can and remind you that these things happen and that in life we are also in the midst of death.
Jane Smiley
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Jane Smiley
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 1
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Jane Graves Smiley
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