Father died Quote by Gregory Benford

“Karl was seventeen when Joseph dwindled away, and somebody told him that was Hamlet’s age when his father died too.” quote by Gregory Benford — Download Open image

““Karl was seventeen when Joseph dwindled away, and somebody told him that was Hamlet’s age when his father died too.””

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