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People, chained by monotony, afraid to think, clinging to certainties... they live like ants.

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Bela Lugosi
Age: 73 †
Born: 1882
Born: October 20
Died: 1956
Died: August 16
Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Trade Unionist
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Monotony
Thinking
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Ants
People
Certainty
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Certainties

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