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Canadians are fond of a good disaster, especially if it has ice, water, or snow in it. You thought the national flag was about a leaf, didn't you? Look harder. It's where someone got axed in the snow.
Margaret Atwood
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Margaret Atwood
Age: 84
Born: 1939
Born: November 18
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Margaret Eleanor Atwood
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