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A lazy part of us is like a tumbleweed. It doesn’t move on its own. Sometimes it takes A lot of Depression to get tumbleweeds moving.

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Robert Bly
Age: 97
Born: 1926
Born: December 23
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Madison
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Robert Bly
Robert Elwood Bly
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