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Never pick up a stray kitten . . . unless you've already made up your mind to be owned by it.
Robert A. Heinlein
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Robert A. Heinlein
Age: 80 †
Born: 1907
Born: July 7
Died: 1988
Died: May 8
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Robert Anson Heinlein
Anson MacDonald
Lyle Monroe
John Riverside
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Simon York
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