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The friends we have lost do not repose under the ground...they are buried deep in our hearts. It has been thus ordained that they may always accompany us.

Alexandre Dumas

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Alexandre Dumas
Age: 68 †
Born: 1802
Born: July 24
Died: 1870
Died: December 5
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Villers-Cotterets
Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie
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père
Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie
Alexandre Dumas
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Thus
Ground
Hearts
Deep
Friends
Ordained
Lost
Accompany
May
Repose
Heart
Buried

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