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Finally, by the sea, where God is everywhere, I gradually calmed.

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Patti Smith
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 30
Composer
Drawer
Guitarist
Human Rights Activist
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Photographer
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Chicago
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Patricia Lee Smith
Finally
Sea
Calmed
Gradually
Everywhere

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