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And it's one of the sexiest things you will ever read of how slow you should take the peach. Don't rush it.

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Maurice Sendak
Age: 83 †
Born: 1928
Born: June 10
Died: 2012
Died: May 8
Artist
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Brooklyn
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Maurice Bernard Sendak
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