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Heathen, n. A benighted creature who has the folly to worship something that he can see and feel.
Ambrose Bierce
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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
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Ohio
Dod Grile
William Herman
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
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