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The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it.

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Jules Renard
Age: 43 †
Born: 1867
Born: January 1
Died: 1910
Died: May 24
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Pierre-Jules Renard
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