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( Whoever has lived long enough to find out what life is, knows )
( how deep a debt                                               )
( of gratitude we owe to Adam, the first great benefactor of    )
( our race.  He                                                 )
( brought death into the world.                                 )
(                 -- Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" )
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