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Horror causes men to clench their fists, and in horror men join together.

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Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Age: 44 †
Born: 1900
Born: June 29
Died: 1944
Died: July 31
Aircraft Pilot
Autobiographer
Essayist
Illustrator
Journalist
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
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Men
Clench
Fists
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Unity
Horror
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Together

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