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A desperation to escape a problem is the wrong way. A passion to understand it is the right way

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
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Problem
Right
Way
Desperation
Escape
Passion
Wrong

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