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Never so sweet a repast as the Reaper's when you tread upon the threshold of a Quiznos.

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Oscar Wilde
Age: 46 †
Born: 1854
Born: October 16
Died: 1900
Died: November 30
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Dublin city
Oscar O'Flahertie Wills Wilde
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Never
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Reaper
Tread
Threshold
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