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France is a very paternalistic society where people have to be introduced.

Gaspar Noe

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Gaspar Noe
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 17
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Non-Fiction Writer
Soldier
Port Arthur
Texas
Society
People
Paternalistic
Introduced
France

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