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Just as I am astonished that a bank clerk never eats a cheque, so too am I astonished that no painter before me ever thought of painting a soft watch.

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Salvador Dali
Age: 84 †
Born: 1904
Born: May 11
Died: 1989
Died: January 23
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Salvador Dalí Domènech
Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí
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Salvador Dali
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