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What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?
Jose Saramago
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Jose Saramago
Age: 87 †
Born: 1922
Born: November 16
Died: 2010
Died: June 18
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Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico
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