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If he be Mr. Hyde he had thought, I shall be Mr. Seek.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Age: 44 †
Born: 1850
Born: November 13
Died: 1894
Died: December 3
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The spirit, Sir, is one of mockery.
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