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Monkeys who very sensibly refrain from speech, lest they should be set to earn their livings.

Kenneth Grahame

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Kenneth Grahame
Age: 73 †
Born: 1859
Born: March 8
Died: 1932
Died: July 6
Film Writer
Novelist
Writer
Edinburgh
Scotland
Refrain
Lest
Monkeys
Earn
Speech
Sensibly

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