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But then, as far as I know, as far as I've studied or heard or picked up, it seems that this type of thing is a curse against mankind.

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Alex Haley
Age: 70 †
Born: 1921
Born: August 11
Died: 1992
Died: February 10
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New York
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley
Alexander M. P. Haley
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