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The enduring is something which must be accounted for. One cannot simply shrug it off.

Walker Percy

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Walker Percy
Age: 73 †
Born: 1916
Born: May 28
Died: 1990
Died: May 10
Author
Novelist
Philosopher
Physician
Writer
Birmingham
Alabama
Cannot
Must
Something
Accounted
Shrug
Enduring
Endure
Simply

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