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The worst vulgarity is to avoid vulgarity solely on the grounds that it is vulgar.

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Tanith Lee
Age: 67 †
Born: 1947
Born: September 19
Died: 2015
Died: May 24
Novelist
Poet
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
London
England
Esther Garber
Judas Garbah
Vulgarity
Grounds
Solely
Vulgar
Avoid
Worst

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