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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 17 Nov 2013

    British author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing dies aged 94http://bbc.in/18fpq1T 

    6:58 AM - 17 Nov 2013
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      2. Strombo  🐺 🏴  🎼 🏍  🌱‏Verified account @strombo 17 Nov 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        One of the great brave and much celebrated authors, Doris Lessing has died. “@BBCBreaking: http://bbc.in/18fpq1T ” RIPJaneSomers

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      1. Rachel Kean‏ @KeanRachel 17 Nov 2013
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        Such sad news, a truly gifted author @BBCBreaking: British author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing dies aged 94 http://bbc.in/18fpq1T 

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      1. George MacDonald‏ @GeorgeMacD 17 Nov 2013
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        A great writer “@BBCBreaking: British author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing dies aged 94 http://bbc.in/18fpq1T ”

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      1. Ken Wissoker‏ @kwissoker 17 Nov 2013
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        RT @BBCBreaking: British author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing dies aged 94 http://bbc.in/18fpq1T 

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      1. Gandhi | Galerna‏ @Galernalibros 17 Nov 2013
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        Doris Lessing, premio Nobel de literatura, falleció hoy a los 94 años de edad. Vía @bbcbreaking.

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      1. miqman‏ @miqman 20 Nov 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: British author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing dies aged 94 http://bbc.in/18fpq1T ” RIP

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      1. Thomas C Gerber‏ @tcgmd61 17 Nov 2013
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        Great author lived to blessed age. “@BBCBreaking: British author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing dies aged 94 http://bbc.in/18fpq1T ”

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      1. Navdeep Duhan‏ @navdepp 17 Nov 2013
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        @BBCBreaking #RIPDorisLessing

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      1. Tulip‏ @TULIP_DESERT 17 Nov 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Well done ;-)!

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      1. Lucy Weir, PhD‏ @LucyWBMcA 17 Nov 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Thanks #DorisLessing for an extraordinary life. Thanks for your insightful critique of civilisation. Salaam.

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      1. Ekaakii‏ @ekaakii 17 Nov 2013
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        @BBCBreaking once u read an author u feel a connection with her.. may her soul rest in peace! ..

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      1. Paxton DiBlasi‏ @PaxDiBs 17 Nov 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: British author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing dies aged 94 http://bbc.in/18fpq1T ”#SJ104

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      1. Becky Carlson‏ @bspraucarlson 17 Nov 2013
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        Canopus in Argos: Archives one of my favorites ever “@BBCBreaking: British author Doris Lessing dies aged 94 http://bbc.in/18fpq1T ”

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      1. chblibraries‏ @chblibraries 17 Nov 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: British author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing dies aged 94 http://bbc.in/18fpq1T ” #fb

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      1. Tania Jenkins‏ @TheTaniaJenkins 17 Nov 2013
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        Oh, how I have loved her. RIP.“@BBCBreaking: British author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing dies aged 94 http://bbc.in/18fpq1T ”

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      1. schuklenk‏ @schuklenk 17 Nov 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: British author and Nobel Prize winner Doris Lessing dies aged 94 http://bbc.in/18fpq1T ” RIP

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