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Be kind. Aim for my heart.

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
Alexandre Dumas père
Alexandre Dumas pere
Alexandre Dumas
father
Alexandre Dumas
père
Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie
Alexandre Dumas
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Heart
Kind

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