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May we all emerge from winter with our strength renewed and any unwanted pieces left under the ice.

John Darnielle

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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
Composer
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Bloomington
Indiana
Strength
Pieces
Left
May
Renewed
Unwanted
Emerge
Ice
Winter

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