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A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns.

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Mario Puzo
Age: 78 †
Born: 1920
Born: October 15
Died: 1999
Died: July 2
Author
Diplomat
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Writer
New York City
New York
Mario Cleri
Mario Gianluigi Puzo
Stealing
Humorous
Lawyer
Briefcase
Gun
Briefcases
Hundred
Attorney
Feet
Steal
Funny
Guns
Men
Libertarian

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