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Vice is a creature of such hideous mien... that the more you see it the better you like it

Finley Peter Dunne

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Finley Peter Dunne
Age: 68 †
Born: 1867
Born: July 10
Died: 1936
Died: April 24
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Journalist
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Chicago
Illinois
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Mien
Hideous
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Vice
Vices

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A game you play with your own worst enemy-yourself.
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