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Physical infidelity is the signal, the notice given, that all fidelities are undermined.
Katherine Anne Porter
Katherine Anne Porter
Born: May 15, 1890
Died: Sep 18, 1980

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Signal, Physical, Given, Undermined, Infidelity, Notice

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