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Ordinary people simply don't know what books mean to us, shut up here. Reading, learning, and the radio are our amusements.

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Anne Frank
Age: 15 †
Born: 1929
Born: June 12
Died: 1945
Died: March 31
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Frankfurt/Main
Anna Frank
Anne Maries Frank
Ana Frank
Anne M. Frank
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