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Blackberry winter, the time when the hoarforst lies on the blackberry blossoms without this frost the berries will not set. It is the forerunner of a rich harvest.

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Margaret Mead
Age: 76 †
Born: 1901
Born: December 16
Died: 1978
Died: November 15
Anthropologist
Cultural Anthropologist
Curator
Film Director
Writer
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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Forerunner
Harvest
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Winter
Blackberry
Spring
Blackberries
Lies
Berries
Rich
Blossoms
Lying
Springtime
Without
Frost

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