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I Had This Great Urge... I Had It The Day I Was Born. Some May Call It Destiny. My Parents And Friends Called It Dismaying.
-Dian Fossey
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I Had This Great Urge... I Had
Dian Fossey
I Had This Great Urge... I Had It The Day I Was Born. Some May Call It Destiny. My Parents And Friends Called It Dismaying.
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