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If only I kept my eye on the ball, Looking downward as does the pro there, I might not see where it was going, at all, But there might be a chance it would go there.
Richard Armour
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Richard Armour
Age: 82 †
Born: 1906
Born: July 15
Died: 1989
Died: February 28
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