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If the pain wanders, do not waste your time with doctors.

Mignon McLaughlin

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Mignon McLaughlin
Age: 70 †
Born: 1913
Born: June 6
Died: 1983
Died: December 20
Journalist
Writer
the United States of America
Wanders
Wander
Doctors
Waste
Health
Pain
Time

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