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Life holds one great but quite commonplace mystery. Though shared by each of us and known to all, seldom rates a second thought. That mystery, which most of us take for granted and never think twice about, is time.

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Michael Ende
Age: 65 †
Born: 1929
Born: November 12
Died: 1995
Died: August 28
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Science Fiction Writer
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München
Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende
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