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I knew that there had been times in the past-terrible times-when people had destroyed others in haste,in fear, and had brought about their own destruction
Lois Lowry
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Lois Lowry
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: March 20
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Lois Ann Hammersberg
Lois James Worthy Johnson
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