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A minor symptom of wars is the cancerous growth of committees.

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Storm Jameson
Age: 95 †
Born: 1891
Born: January 8
Died: 1986
Died: September 30
Journalist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Whitby
North Yorkshire
Margaret Storm Jameson
Margaret Ethel Storm Jameson
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Committees
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Wars

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