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The eternal mistake of mankind is to set up an attainable ideal.

Aleister Crowley

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Aleister Crowley
Age: 72 †
Born: 1875
Born: October 12
Died: 1947
Died: December 1
Artist
Astrologer
Autobiographer
Chess Composer
Chess Player
Mountaineer
Novelist
Organizational Founder
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Poet
Writer
Leamington
Warwickshire
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Ideal

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