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We can't afford the wrath of Heaven. We survived a deluge by the skin of our teeth, but an economic crisis would be disastrous.
Friedrich Durrenmatt
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Friedrich Durrenmatt
Age: 69 †
Born: 1921
Born: January 5
Died: 1990
Died: December 14
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P'ŭridŭrihi Dwirenmat'ŭ
Fridrikh Diurrenmatt
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Friedrich Duerrenmatt
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