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All of us, all of us, all of us trying to save our immortal souls, some ways seemingly more round about and mysterious than others. We are having a good time here. But hope all will be revealed soon.

Raymond Carver

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Raymond Carver
Age: 50 †
Born: 1938
Born: May 25
Died: 1988
Died: August 2
Author
Novelist
Poet
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Clatskanie
Oregon
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Souls
Good
Save
Time
Soon
Seemingly
Ways
Revealed
Hope
Immortal
Others
Round
Soul
Rounds

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