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I dressed and went for a walk - determined not to return until I took in what Nature had to offer.

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
Walks
Offer
Went
Determined
Nature
Offers
Sauntering
Walking
Trekking
Took
Strolling
Walk
Hiking
Journey
Dressed
Return
Wander

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