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The world consists of imaginary people, claiming imaginary virtues and suffering from imaginary happiness.

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Vernon Howard
Age: 74 †
Born: 1918
Born: March 16
Died: 1992
Died: August 23
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Haverhill
Massachusetts
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Happiness
World
People
Claiming
Virtues
Imaginary
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