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It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that whatever you say to them, they always purr.
Lewis Carroll
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Lewis Carroll
Age: 65 †
Born: 1832
Born: January 27
Died: 1898
Died: January 14
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Charles Dodgson
Lewis Caroll
Lewis Carroll Dodgson
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
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