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I gazed at every mirror on the planet, not one gave back my reflection.
Jorge Luis Borges
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Jorge Luis Borges
Age: 86 †
Born: 1899
Born: August 24
Died: 1986
Died: March 26
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Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges
Chorche Louis Borches
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Horhe Luis Borhes
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Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo
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You who read me, are You sure of understanding my language?
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