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The terrible thing about having New York go stale on you is that there's nowhere else. It's the top of the world.
John Dos Passos
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John Dos Passos
Age: 74 †
Born: 1896
Born: January 14
Died: 1970
Died: September 28
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John Roderigo Dos Passos
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