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We knew our days were numbered. We had fouled up our lives and we were getting ready for a shake-up.

Raymond Carver

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Raymond Carver
Age: 50 †
Born: 1938
Born: May 25
Died: 1988
Died: August 2
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Poet
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Clatskanie
Oregon
Shake
Shakes
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Knew
Days
Getting
Lives
Fouled
Numbered

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