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Physical infidelity is the signal, the notice given, that all fidelities are undermined.

Katherine Anne Porter

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Katherine Anne Porter
Age: 90 †
Born: 1890
Born: May 15
Died: 1980
Died: September 18
Essayist
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Indian Creek
Texas
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Infidelity
Fidelity
Signals
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Physical
Given
Undermined

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