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What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.

Abraham Cahan

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Abraham Cahan
Age: 91 †
Born: 1860
Born: July 7
Died: 1951
Died: August 31
Autobiographer
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World
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Curls
Smoke
Mere
Wind

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