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I ate civilization. It poisoned me I was defiled. And then, he added in a lower tone, I ate my own wickedness.

Aldous Huxley

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Aldous Huxley
Age: 69 †
Born: 1894
Born: July 26
Died: 1963
Died: November 22
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Aldous Leonard Huxley
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