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To make a poem, take one newspaper, one pair of scissors, snip the words one by one and put them in a bag. Shake gently, draw them out at random, and copy them conscientiously... DADA est mort. DADA est idiot. Vive DADA!

Tristan Tzara

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Tristan Tzara
Age: 67 †
Born: 1896
Born: April 4
Died: 1963
Died: December 24
Activist
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Film Director
French Resistance Fighter
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