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Spring, summer, and fall fill us with hope winter alone reminds us of the human condition.

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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
Spring
Wintertime
Conditions
January
Alone
Reminds
Hope
Fill
Fall
Snow
Human
Condition
Humans
Winter
Summer

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