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What a fool I was, not to tear my heart out on the day when I resolved to revenge myself!
Alexandre Dumas
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Alexandre Dumas
Age: 68 †
Born: 1802
Born: July 24
Died: 1870
Died: December 5
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Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie
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