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Sacred cows make very poor gladiators.

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Nikki Giovanni
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: June 7
Poet
Teacher
Writer
Knoxville
Tennessee
Yolande Cornelia Giovanni
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Gladiators
Cows
Sacred
Poor

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