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Eroticism, it may be said, is assenting to life up to the point of death
Georges Bataille
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Georges Bataille
Age: 64 †
Born: 1897
Born: September 10
Died: 1962
Died: July 9
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Bilhom
Pierre Angélique
George Bataille
Joruju Bataiyu
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