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The act of saying that things exist that cannot be described in words shakes a universe where words are the supreme belief.
Frank Herbert
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Frank Herbert
Age: 65 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 8
Died: 1986
Died: February 11
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Frank Patrick Herbert
Franklin Patrick Herbert
Franklin Herbert
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