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The mathematical sciences wield their particular language made of digits and signs, no less subtle than any other.
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
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Horhe Luis Borhes
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Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo
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