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I mean, anyone can let Danger out but the really clever thing is finding somewhere for it to go afterwards.

Tove Jansson

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Tove Jansson
Age: 86 †
Born: 1914
Born: August 9
Died: 2001
Died: June 27
Cartoonist
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Novelist
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Writer
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Tove Marika Jansson
Tove M. Jansson
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