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God is indeed dead. He died of self-horror when He saw the creature He had made in His own image.

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Irving Layton
Age: 93 †
Born: 1912
Born: March 12
Died: 2006
Died: January 4
Essayist
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
Târgu Neamţ
Irving Peter Layton
Dead
God
Funny
Horror
Self
Indeed
Made
Image
Creatures
Died
Saws
Creature
Humor
Humorous

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