Devotion Aubrey Beardsley many ordinary Germans called for

many ordinary Germans called for a national messiah

The famous ending sees Toshiro Mifune caught under hails of arrows

with only a horse and a dog for companions

Frank Rispoli was drawn to the New Wave and Punk club scenes

nobody will ever know

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