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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls the most massive characters are seamed with scars martyrs have put on their coronation robes glittering with fire, and through their tears have the sorrowful first seen the gates of Heaven.

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Bill Vaughan
Age: 61 †
Born: 1915
Born: October 8
Died: 1977
Died: February 25
Journalist
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Fire
Gates
Glittering
Suffering
Strongest
Martyrs
Heaven
Massive
Sorrowful
Character
Souls
Emerged
Soul
Sorrow
Robes
Firsts
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Tears
Martyr
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Coronation

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