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Oil is seldom found where it is most needed, and seldom most needed where it is found.
L. E. J. Brouwer
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L. E. J. Brouwer
Age: 85 †
Born: 1881
Born: February 27
Died: 1966
Died: December 2
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LEJ Brouwer
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