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News reports stand up as people, and people wither into editorials. Clichés walk around on two legs while men are having theirs shot off.

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Karl Kraus
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: March 28
Died: 1936
Died: June 12
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Playwright
Poet
Translator
Writer
Jicin
Men
Legs
People
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News
Wither
Walk
Editorials
Walks
Clich
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Reports
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