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We do not die because we have to die we die because one day, and not so long ago, our consciousness was forced to deem it necessary.

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Antonin Artaud
Age: 51 †
Born: 1896
Born: September 4
Died: 1948
Died: March 4
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Marseille
France
Antoine Marie Joseph Artaud
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