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The last dregs of winter spoiling the taste of everything.

Katherine Paterson

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Katherine Paterson
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: October 31
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Missionary
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Katherine Womeldorf Paterson
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Everything
Spoiling
Dregs
Winter
Taste

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