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In a burning building I would save a cat before a Rembrandt.

Alberto Giacometti

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Alberto Giacometti
Age: 64 †
Born: 1901
Born: October 10
Died: 1966
Died: January 11
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Alberṭo Gʼaḳomeṭi
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