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An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed an act of vengeance writes one of its own

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
Playwright
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Vengeance
Writes
Justice
Book
Writing
Misdeeds
Closes

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