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Listen to no one's advice except that of the wind in the trees. That can recount the whole history of mankind.
Claude Debussy
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Claude Debussy
Age: 55 †
Born: 1862
Born: August 22
Died: 1918
Died: March 25
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St. Germain-en-Laye
Claud Debussy
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