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What preys on my mind is simply this one question: what am I good for, could I not be of service or use in some way?
Vincent Van Gogh
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Vincent Van Gogh
Age: 37 †
Born: 1853
Born: March 30
Died: 1890
Died: July 29
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Brooklyn
New York
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