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Betty died of a broken heart. Some people laugh when they hear that phrase, but that's because they don't know anything about the world. People die of broken hearts. It happens every day, and it will go on happening to the end of time.

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Paul Auster
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: February 3
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