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The love between dog and man is idyllic, dogs were never expelled from paradise.

Milan Kundera

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Milan Kundera
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: April 1
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Brünn
Dogs
Paradise
Dog
Never
Men
Love
Idyllic
Expelled

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