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if I were to begin my life again, I should want it as it was. I would only open my eyes a little more.

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