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For a sick man the world begins at his pillow and ends at the foot of his bed.

Honore de Balzac

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Honore de Balzac
Age: 52 †
Born: 1799
Born: May 20
Died: 1851
Died: August 19
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Balzac
Horace de Saint- Aubin
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Lord R'Hoone
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Hônôrê đơ Banzăc
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