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Flies are so mighty that they win battles, paralyse our minds, eat up our bodies.

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Blaise Pascal
Age: 39 †
Born: 1623
Born: June 19
Died: 1662
Died: August 19
French Moralist
Mathematician
Philosopher
Physicist
Statistician
Theologian
Writer
Clarmont-Ferrand
Pascal
Louis de Montalte
Amos Dettonville
Dettonville
Paskal Blez
Body
Battles
Mind
Flies
Mighty
Bodies
Minds
Battle
Winning
Science
Paralyse

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