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In practice, there is nothing especially dramatic in people getting along well together.

Margaret Halsey

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Margaret Halsey
Age: 86 †
Born: 1910
Born: February 13
Died: 1997
Died: February 4
Writer
Yonkers
New York State
People
Especially
Practice
Getting
Peace
Together
Wells
Well
Dramatic
Nothing
Along

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