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Life and death matters, yes. And the question of how to behave in this world, how to go in the face of everything. Time is short and the water is rising.
Life and death matters, yes. And the question of how to behave in this world, how to go in the face of everything. Time is short and the water is rising.
Approximate author period: c. 1958 AD · modern
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- Raymond Carver
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- Approximate author period: c. 1958 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Raymond Carver: documented activity in 1958. Wikidata Q219862, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219862 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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