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She was kind of girl who'd eat all your cashews and leave you with nothing but peanuts and filberts.

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Raymond Chandler
Age: 70 †
Born: 1888
Born: July 23
Died: 1959
Died: March 26
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Chicago
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Raymond Thornton Chandler
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Peanuts
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