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Writers ever since writing began have had problems, and the main problem narrows down to just one word - life.

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William Styron
Age: 81 †
Born: 1925
Born: June 11
Died: 2006
Died: November 1
Military Personnel
Novelist
Writer
Newport News
Virginia
William Clark Styron
Jr.
Writers
Problems
Since
Word
Problem
Ever
Narrows
Writing
Main
Life
Began

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