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As for difficulties, replied Ferguson, in a serious tone, they were made to be overcome.

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Jules Verne
Age: 77 †
Born: 1828
Born: February 8
Died: 1905
Died: March 24
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Science Fiction Writer
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Jules Gabriel Verne
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