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The mystery is that whoever shows up when we dare to give has exactly what we need hidden in their trouble.

Mark Nepo

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Mark Nepo
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: February 23
Poet
Brooklyn
New York
Mystery
Trouble
Shows
Give
Need
Whoever
Giving
Hidden
Needs
Dare
Exactly

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