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Unlike landed white men, she didn't need to climb mountains to experience mystic panic. All she needed was to set her alarm dock for the next morning, wake when it rang, and go to class.
Sherman Alexie
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Sherman Alexie
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: October 7
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