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I walked over and looked closer at the statue of the goddess. She was wearing a headdress with a skull and a cobra and a crescent moon. Maybe this is what peace of mind was all about: having a poisonous snake on your head and smiling anyway.

Wally Lamb

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
Author
Novelist
Writer
Norwich
Connecticut
Mind
Closer
Snake
Wearing
Poisonous
Anyway
Skulls
Looked
Statues
Cobra
Moon
Snakes
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Head
Smiling
Crescent
Maybe
Goddess
Skull
Peace
Walked
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