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I see so much more than I used to see. The effect has been to depress and sadden and hurt me terribly.

Zane Grey

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Zane Grey
Age: 67 †
Born: 1872
Born: January 31
Died: 1939
Died: October 23
Author
Baseball Player
Dentist
Film Producer
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
Zanesville
Ohio
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Effects
Hurt
Used
Much
Sadden
Depress
Terribly

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