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Simplicity and order are, if not the principal, then certainly the most important guidelines for human beings in general.
M. C. Escher
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M. C. Escher
Age: 73 †
Born: 1898
Born: January 1
Died: 1972
Died: January 1
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Ljouwert
Maurits Cornelis Escher
Mauricio Escher
Mauk Escher
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