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A loaf of bread, the Walrus said, Is what we chiefly need: Pepper and vinegar besides Are very good indeed-- Now if you're ready, Oysters, dear, We can begin to feed!

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Lewis Carroll
Age: 65 †
Born: 1832
Born: January 27
Died: 1898
Died: January 14
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Logician
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Charles Dodgson
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Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
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Pepper
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Vinegar
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Peppers
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Oysters
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Needs
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