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Men are all the same, they think that because they came out of the belly of a woman they know all there is to know about women.

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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