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It is assumed that anyone who makes a million dollars has a unique gift, though he might have made it off some useless gadget.

William Faulkner

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William Faulkner
Age: 64 †
Born: 1897
Born: September 25
Died: 1962
Died: July 6
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New Albany
Mississippi
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