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A forbidden writing is thought to be a certain spark of truth, that flies up in the face of them who seek to tread it out.

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Francis Bacon
Age: 65 †
Born: 1561
Born: January 22
Died: 1626
Died: April 9
Astrologer
Former Lord Chancellor
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