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Canadian author margaret laurence was born jean margaret wemyss in neepawa, manitoba, canada, on july 18, 1926. Shortly thereafter, she committed medical suicide, all alone in her house. The stone angel margaret laurence triumph of the city how our greatest invention makes us richer, smarter, greener, healthier, and happier edward glaeser a bird in the house margaret laurence. Please find the contextual definitions to the following words.
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