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I am pretty sure that, if you will be quite honest, you will admit that a good rousing sneeze, one that tears open your collar and throws your hair into your eyes, is really one of life's sensational pleasures.

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Robert Benchley
Age: 56 †
Born: 1889
Born: September 15
Died: 1945
Died: November 21
Actor
Humorist
Journalist
Screenwriter
Worcester
Massachusetts
Life
Quite
Throws
Open
Pleasures
Eyes
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Pleasure
Tears
Rousing
Sure
Health
Sneeze
Eye
Hair
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Collar
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Collars

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