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As the body rolled to the ground Tarzan of the Apes placed his foot upon the neck of his lifelong enemy and, raising his eyes to the full moon, threw back his fierce young head and voiced the wild and terrible cry of his people.
Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Edgar Rice Burroughs
Age: 75 †
Born: 1875
Born: February 23
Died: 1950
Died: March 19
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