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Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last.
Remy de Gourmont
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Remy de Gourmont
Age: 57 †
Born: 1858
Born: April 4
Died: 1915
Died: September 17
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Remy-Marie-Charles de Gourmont
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