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There were happy days, with watermelon, and sad days of whiskey.

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Lewis Nordan
Age: 72 †
Born: 1939
Born: August 23
Died: 2012
Died: April 13
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University Teacher
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Forest
Mississippi
Whiskey
Days
Happy
Watermelon

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