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Behind every glorious facade there is always hidden something ugly.

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Stanislaw Lem
Age: 84 †
Born: 1921
Born: September 12
Died: 2006
Died: March 27
Essayist
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Philosopher
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Playwright
Poet
Researcher
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Science Fiction Writer
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Lemberg
Austria
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