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Now blessings light on him that first invented this same sleep. It covers a man all over, thoughts and all, like a cloak.

Miguel de Cervantes

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Miguel de Cervantes
Age: 69 †
Born: 1547
Born: January 1
Died: 1616
Died: April 23
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