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Those interested in celestial navigation are advised to first obtain a rudimentary knowledge of integral calculus, phlebotomy, astral physics and related subjects. The use of liquor is strictly forbidden on interplanetary flights.

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Henry Miller
Age: 88 †
Born: 1891
Born: December 26
Died: 1980
Died: June 7
Essayist
Novelist
Painter
Writer
New York City
New York
Genri Miller
Henri Miller
Phineas Flapdoodle
Subjects
Strictly
Rudimentary
Interested
Liquor
Astral
Knowledge
Celestial
Flights
Use
Obtain
Navigation
Firsts
Forbidden
Advised
First
Flight
Calculus
Physics
Drunkenness
Related
Integral
Interplanetary

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