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The roundness of life's design may be a sign that there is a presence beyond ourselves.

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
Author
Novelist
Writer
Norwich
Connecticut
Sign
Presence
Design
Beyond
May
Life
Roundness

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