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Life was a series of messes, and one spent one's time cleaning them up if one had any heart at all one also gave a part of one's time to cleaning up those of other people.

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Phyllis Bottome
Age: 81 †
Born: 1882
Born: May 31
Died: 1963
Died: August 22
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Phyllis Forbes Dennis
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