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I agree that two and two make four is an excellent thing but to give everything its due, two and two make five is also a very fine thing.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Fyodor Dostoevsky
Age: 60 †
Born: 1821
Born: January 1
Died: 1881
Died: January 1
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