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The world is always a new plaything to children, while to the old it seems falling to pieces from sheer dryness. Everything loses its value with time, but it is not the fault of the fruit, but of the mouth and the tongue.
Kate Douglas Wiggin
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Kate Douglas Wiggin
Age: 66 †
Born: 1856
Born: September 28
Died: 1923
Died: August 24
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