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October 6, 2024 6 mins

A fictional character in the 1869 Victor Hugo novel, "The Man Who Laughs," Gwynplaine navigates life after the disfiguring of his face as a small child. But, it's not the tradgedy of his disfigurment; rather, it is the arrogance of the ruling class and the timidity of the ruled.

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