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Ultimately, our future is like a mirror. Whenever we face it, it always reflects what we left behind.

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
Playwright
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Always
Mirrors
Like
Whenever
Behinds
Behind
Face
Faces
Reflects
Future
Mirror
Left
Ultimately

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