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And Noah he often said to his wife when he sat down to dine, I don't care where the water goes if it doesn't get into the wine.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Gilbert K. Chesterton
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: May 29
Died: 1936
Died: June 14
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