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If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level.

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Rita Dove
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 28
Essayist
Poet
Professor
Writer
Akron
Ohio
Rita Frances Dove
Spirit
Distrust
Really
Generous
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Trust
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