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Religion put claws on Aunt Sally and gave her a post to whet them on.

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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
Aunt
Post
Posts
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Religion
Whet
Sally
Claws

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