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I feel sure that coups d'état would go much better if there were seats, boxes, and stalls so that one could see what was happening and not miss anything.
Edmond de Goncourt
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Edmond de Goncourt
Age: 74 †
Born: 1822
Born: May 26
Died: 1896
Died: July 16
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