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When things were very bad his soul just crawled behind his heart and curled up and went to sleep
Maya Angelou
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Maya Angelou
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: April 4
Died: 2014
Died: May 28
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Marguerite Annie Johnson
Marguerite Johnson
Marguerite Ann Johnson
Marguerite Anne Johnson
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Leaving behind nights of terror and fear, I rise. Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear, I rise.
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