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Do not sleep under a roof. Carry no money or food. Go alone to places frightening to the common brand of men. Become a criminal of purpose. Be put in jail, and extricate yourself by your own wisdom.

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Miyamoto Musashi
Died: 1645
Died: June 13
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Shinmen Takezō
Musashi Masana
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