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Clocks slay time... time is dead as long as it is being clicked off by little wheels only when the clock stops does time come to life.
William Faulkner
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William Faulkner
Age: 64 †
Born: 1897
Born: September 25
Died: 1962
Died: July 6
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William Cuthbert Faulkner
William Falkner
William Cuthbert Falkner
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