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If I'm out of my mind, it's all right with me, thought Moses Herzog.

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Saul Bellow
Age: 89 †
Born: 1915
Born: June 10
Died: 2005
Died: April 5
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University Teacher
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Solomon Bellows
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Herzog

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O Lord! he concluded, forgive all these trespasses. Lead me not into Penn Station.
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I pretended not to understand. One of life's hardest jobs, to make a quick understanding slow. I think I succeeded, thought Herzog.
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