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He was free to enjoy the breathless glee that overwhelmed him: the speed, the clear cold air, the total silence, the feeling of balance and excitement and peace.

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Lois Lowry
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: March 20
Journalist
Novelist
Photographer
Writer
Honolulu
Hawaii
Lois Ann Hammersberg
Lois James Worthy Johnson
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Peace
Speed
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