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Life is a dangerous adventure, says the American, and he is half right: life is dangerous, but it's not an adventure.

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Jose Bergamin
Age: 87 †
Born: 1895
Born: December 30
Died: 1983
Died: August 28
Essayist
Poet
Writer
Madrid
Spain
José Bergamín y Gutiérrez
Jose Bergamin
Jose Bergamin y Gutierrez
Life
Adventure
Dangerous
Says
American
Half
Right

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