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Sexes. One has the look of a wound, the other of something skinned.

Joseph Joubert

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Joseph Joubert
Age: 69 †
Born: 1754
Born: May 7
Died: 1824
Died: May 4
Essayist
Philosopher
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Wind
Women
Look
Looks
Skinned
Something
Sexes
Men
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Wounds

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