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No matter through what realms of the fantastic you may travel, you arrive inevitably at the commonplace.

William John Locke

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William John Locke
Age: 67 †
Born: 1863
Born: March 20
Died: 1930
Died: May 15
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Colonial Guyana
William Locke
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