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Most people can't imagine a life that is any different from the one they are actually living. They can dream about it, they can even go into the streets and demonstrate for it, but they still can't imagine what it would be like.
Ivan Klíma
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Ivan Klíma
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: September 14
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