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Ah, monsieur, to live in the bosom of the sea! Only there can independence be found! There I recognize no master! There I am free!

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Jules Verne
Age: 77 †
Born: 1828
Born: February 8
Died: 1905
Died: March 24
Esperantist
Geographer
Librettist
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Jules Gabriel Verne
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Monsieur
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