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Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

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Alexander Smith
Age: 36 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 31
Died: 1867
Died: January 5
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Cille Mheàrnaig
Well
Hides
Hide
Ugly
Fact
Death
Facts
Nature
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