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Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Clark Ashton Smith
Born: January 13, 1893
Died: August 14, 1961 (aged 68)
Bio: Clark Ashton Smith was a self-educated American poet, sculptor, painter and author of fantasy, horror and science fiction short stories. He achieved early local recognition, largely through the enthusiasm of George Sterling, for traditional verse in the vein of Swinburne.
Known for:
- Lost Worlds (1944)
- The Dark Eidolon
- The Abominations of Yondo (1960)
- The Return of the Sorcerer
- The Double Shadow
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