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Myth continues to be a valuable way to understand parts of our nature that we can't quantify.

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Karen Russell
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: July 10
Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
Miami
Florida
Continues
Myth
Valuable
Parts
Understand
Nature
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