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Excess is the common substitute for energy.

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Marianne Moore
Age: 84 †
Born: 1887
Born: November 15
Died: 1972
Died: February 5
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Missouri
Marianne Moore
Marianne Craig Moore
Excess
Common
Energy
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Substitutes

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