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Where I live, everything is very small.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Age: 44 †
Born: 1900
Born: June 29
Died: 1944
Died: July 31
Aircraft Pilot
Autobiographer
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Journalist
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Philosopher
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