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There are few situations in life that cannot be resolved promptly, and to the satisfaction of all concerned, by either suicide, a bag of gold, or thrusting a despised antagonist over a precipice on a dark night
Ernest Bramah
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Ernest Bramah
Age: 74 †
Born: 1868
Born: March 20
Died: 1942
Died: June 23
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