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Beethoven wrote in three flats a lot. That's because he moved twice.
Victor Borge
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Victor Borge
Age: 91 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 3
Died: 2000
Died: December 23
Actor
Comedian
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Conductor
Pianist
Stand-Up Comedian
København
Børge Rosenbaum
Beethoven
Flats
Twice
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Moved
Three
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Read (this book), smile, enjoy, and if you happen to learn something along the way, don't get upset.
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