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We are all honorable men here, we don 't have to give each other assurances as if we were lawyers.

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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
Men
Assurances
Lawyers
Assurance
Honorable
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Give
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