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While we may open the books of the past, we may but grant flying glances of the future, through the mist that veils it.
Robert E. Howard
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Robert E. Howard
Age: 30 †
Born: 1906
Born: January 22
Died: 1936
Died: June 11
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When I cannot stand alone, it will be time to die.
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