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There the door is always open into the “holy” — growth, birth, death.

May Sarton

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May Sarton
Age: 83 †
Born: 1912
Born: May 3
Died: 1995
Died: July 16
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May Eleanor Sarton
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Growth
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Death
Door
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Garden

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