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Ultima came to stay with us the summer I was almost seven. When she came the beauty of the llano unfolded before my eyes, and the gurgling waters of the river sang to the hum of the turning earth. The magical time of childhood stood still, and the pulse of the living earth pressed its mystery into my living blood.

Rudolfo Anaya

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Rudolfo Anaya
Age: 82 †
Born: 1937
Born: October 30
Died: 2020
Died: June 28
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Novelist
University Teacher
Writer
Pastura
New Mexico
Ultima
Living
Stay
Bless
Unfolded
Stills
Blood
River
Pressed
Earth
Almost
Turning
Still
Came
Rivers
Sang
Time
Beauty
Seven
Pulse
Eyes
Summer
Waters
Eye
Childhood
Magical
Gurgling
Water
Mystery
Stood

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