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The fire which seems extinguished often slumbers beneath the ashes.

Pierre Corneille

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Pierre Corneille
Age: 78 †
Born: 1606
Born: June 6
Died: 1684
Died: October 1
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Beneath
Fire
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Extinguished
Slumber
Ashes

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