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The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings.

Jules Verne

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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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Supernatural
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Beings
Human
Humans
Conceptions

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Why lower oneself to taking pride from being American or British, when you can boast of being man!
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