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It must be inconvenient to be made of flesh, said the Scarecrow thoughtfully, for you must sleep, and eat and drink. However, you have brains, and it is worth a lot of bother to be able to think properly.
L. Frank Baum
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L. Frank Baum
Age: 62 †
Born: 1856
Born: May 15
Died: 1919
Died: May 6
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