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I thought there should in truth be heavy damages for malpractice on human souls.

Owen Wister

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Owen Wister
Age: 78 †
Born: 1860
Born: July 14
Died: 1938
Died: July 21
Novelist
Writer
Germantown
Philadelphia
Damage
Souls
Heavy
Thought
Truth
Soul
Human
Malpractice
Humans
Damages

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