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I can understand people simply fleeing the mountainous effort Christmas has become... but there are always a few saving graces and finally they make up for all the bother and distress.

May Sarton

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May Sarton
Age: 83 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 3
Died: 1995
Died: July 16
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Poet
Writer
May Eleanor Sarton
Simply
Graces
Effort
Fleeing
Understand
Distress
Become
Bother
Make
Saving
Always
Christmas
People
Finally
Grace
Mountainous

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