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Two human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves their carcases collide with one another and creak.

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Andre Maurois
Age: 82 †
Born: 1885
Born: July 26
Died: 1967
Died: October 7
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Herzog
Émile Salomon Wilhelm
Andre Maurois
Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog
Humans
Shaken
Like
Waves
Ships
Wave
Beings
Another
Creak
Two
Anchored
Human
Collide

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