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Logic is a very beautiful thing. As long as it is not abused.

Eugene Ionesco

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Eugene Ionesco
Age: 84 †
Born: 1909
Born: November 26
Died: 1994
Died: March 28
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Dramatist
Graphic Artist
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Literary Critic
Playwright
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