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Chaos is merely order waiting to be deciphered

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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
Jose Saramago
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Chaos
Perception
Merely
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