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First the pork chops, then morality

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Bertolt Brecht
Age: 58 †
Born: 1898
Born: February 10
Died: 1956
Died: August 14
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Kreisfreie Stadt Augsburg
Berŭtʻoltʻŭ Bŭrehitʻŭ
Pertōl Pirekcṭ
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Pu-lai-hsi-tʻe
Pertōlṭ Pirekcṭ
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Bertolt Breht
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Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht
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Bertolʹd Brekht
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Bŭrehitʻŭ
Pei-tʻo-erh-tʻe Pu-lai-hsi-tʻe
Chops
Pork
Morality
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