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The perfect weather of Indian Summer lengthened and lingered, warm sunny days were followed by brisk nights with Halloween a presentiment in the air.

Wallace Stegner

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Wallace Stegner
Age: 84 †
Born: 1909
Born: February 18
Died: 1993
Died: April 13
Biographer
Environmentalist
Historian
Naturalist
Novelist
Writer
Lake Mills
Iowa
Perfect
Nights
Night
Followed
Indian
Presentiment
Weather
Lengthened
Warm
Brisk
Summer
Lingered
Air
Sunny
Days
Halloween

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