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But if you come at just any time, I shall never know at what hour my heart is to be ready to greet you.

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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