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The only true animal is a cat, and the only true cat is a gray cat.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Age: 67 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1942
Died: April 24
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New London
Prince Edward Island
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I like to hear a storm at night. It is so cosy to snuggle down among the blankets and feel that it can't get at you.
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