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The human animal began as a mere wriggling thing in the ancient seas, struggling out onto land with many regrets. That is what brings us so full of longing to the sea.

Sebastian Barry

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Sebastian Barry
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: July 5
Playwright
Poet
Writer
Dublin city
Many
Sea
Regrets
Thing
Mere
Struggling
Struggle
Onto
Land
Longing
Full
Began
Animal
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Human
Ancient
Wriggling
Humans
Regret
Seas

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