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I can't help it when people are frightened, says Merricat. I always want to frighten them more.
Shirley Jackson
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Shirley Jackson
Age: 48 †
Born: 1916
Born: December 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 8
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Shirley Hardie Jackson
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