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That's all we have, finally, the words, and they had better be the right ones.

Raymond Carver

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Raymond Carver
Age: 50 †
Born: 1938
Born: May 25
Died: 1988
Died: August 2
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Clatskanie
Oregon
Finally
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Words
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