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Work is the best method devised for killing time.

William Feather

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William Feather
Age: 91 †
Born: 1889
Born: August 25
Died: 1981
Died: January 7
Author
Writer
Jamestown
New York
Devised
Killing
Method
Money
Best
Work
Time

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