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A man gazing at the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in the road.

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Alexander Smith
Age: 36 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 31
Died: 1867
Died: January 5
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Cille Mheàrnaig
Road
Wisdom
Stars
Science
Proverbially
Men
Puddles
Gazing
Idealism
Mercy

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