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The barometer that shows variable is an ironic indictment of God.

Jose Bergamin

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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
Ironic
God
Religion
Shows
Indictment
Variable
Barometer
Variables

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