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A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.

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Bertrand Russell
Age: 97 †
Born: 1872
Born: May 18
Died: 1970
Died: February 2
Analytic Philosopher
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Journalist
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Bertrand Arthur William Russell
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Bertrand Arthur William Russell
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Petroleum
Prevails
Throughout

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