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If a fish were an anthropologist, the last thing it would discover would be water.
Margaret Mead
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Margaret Mead
Age: 76 †
Born: 1901
Born: December 16
Died: 1978
Died: November 15
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In this country, some people start being miserable about growing old while they are still young.
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