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Also Known As	Reginald John Clemo
Born	March 11, 1916 • Saint Austell • England
Died	July 25, 1994 (aged 78) • England

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4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul

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