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How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.
A. A. Milne
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A. A. Milne
Age: 74 †
Born: 1882
Born: January 18
Died: 1956
Died: January 31
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Military Officer
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London
England
Alan Alexander Milne
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