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If I observe my cats carefully, it is partly because I observe everyone I deal with as carefully as I can and partly because they amuse and entertain me. They are an important part of the fabric of my daily life.

Marge Piercy

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Marge Piercy
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: March 31
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