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I have always hated crowds. I like deserts, prisons, and monasteries. I have discovered, too, that there are fewer idiots at 3000 meters above sea level than down below.
Jean Giono
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Jean Giono
Age: 75 †
Born: 1895
Born: March 30
Died: 1970
Died: October 8
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