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I labor, I spend, I strive, I design, I love, I cling, I uphold, I give way, I envy, I long, I scorn, I die, I hide, I want. Faster, much faster than any man could make the tally.

Saul Bellow

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Saul Bellow
Age: 89 †
Born: 1915
Born: June 10
Died: 2005
Died: April 5
Author
Essayist
Novelist
University Teacher
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Solomon Bellows
Love
Dies
Scorn
Give
Hide
Giving
Envy
Much
Faster
Long
Strive
Way
Labor
Tally
Make
Spend
Uphold
Men
Design
Cling

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