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There are two ways of seeing: with the body and with the soul. The body's sight can sometimes forget, but the soul remembers forever.

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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Remembers

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