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Life is a whoopee cushion, a chair pulled away just as you were taking a seat.

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Wally Lamb
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: October 17
Author
Novelist
Writer
Norwich
Connecticut
Away
Cushion
Life
Cushions
Seat
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Chair
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