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Words are clamor-filled shells. There's many a story in the miniature of a single word!

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Gaston Bachelard
Age: 78 †
Born: 1884
Born: June 27
Died: 1962
Died: October 16
G 巴什拉
G. Bachelard
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Stories
Miniatures
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The cleverer I am at miniaturizing the world, the better I possess it.
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