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There is a savor of life and immortality in substantial fare. Like balloons, we are nothing till filled.

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Herman Melville
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: August 1
Died: 1891
Died: September 28
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Hermann Melville
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Savor
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Balloons
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