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Reality is the only obstacle to happiness.

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Russell Baker
Age: 93 †
Born: 1925
Born: August 14
Died: 2019
Died: January 21
Autobiographer
Journalist
Writer
Morrisonville
Virginia
Russell Wayne Baker
Reality
Obstacle
Obstacles
Happiness

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