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An accident is an inevitable occurrence due to the actions of immutable natural laws.
Ambrose Bierce
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Ambrose Bierce
Born: 1842
Born: June 24
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Meigs County
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Dod Grile
William Herman
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce
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