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A relative of mine ... spends his time producing improved breeds of sheep and pigs and chickens. So patronising and irritating to teh Almighty, I should think.
Hector Hugh Munro
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Hector Hugh Munro
Age: 45 †
Born: 1870
Born: December 18
Died: 1916
Died: November 13
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