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But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Age: 44 †
Born: 1900
Born: June 29
Died: 1944
Died: July 31
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