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The last clear definite function of men—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man.
John Steinbeck
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John Steinbeck
Age: 66 †
Born: 1902
Born: February 27
Died: 1968
Died: December 20
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John Ernst Steinbeck
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