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We are often in two places at once. In fact we are usually in at least two places and occasionally the contrast is evident....Here, most often, is nothing more than the best perspective to contemplate there.
Rebecca Solnit
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Rebecca Solnit
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: June 26
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