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If, for example, you were to think more deeply about death, then it would be truly strange if, in so doing, you did not encounter new images.

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Ludwig Wittgenstein
Age: 62 †
Born: 1889
Born: April 26
Died: 1951
Died: April 29
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Philosopher Of Language
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