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The best part of the fiction in many novels is the notice that the characters are purely imaginary.
Franklin P. Adams
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Franklin P. Adams
Age: 78 †
Born: 1881
Born: November 15
Died: 1960
Died: March 23
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Franklin P. Adams
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