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They know these mornings well and love them desperately because they cannot last - these people who know that nothing lasts.

Peter S. Beagle

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Peter S. Beagle
Age: 85
Born: 1939
Born: April 20
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Manhattan borough
New York City
Peter Soyer Beagle
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Morning
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Nothing
Mornings

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