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When am I happy and when am I sad and what is the difference? What do I need to know to stay alive? What is true in the world?

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Toni Morrison
Age: 88 †
Born: 1931
Born: February 18
Died: 2019
Died: August 5
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Chloe Ardelia Wofford
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