A hopeless baker's attempt at taking his own life is interrupted by a persistent child in need of a birthday cake.
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A hopeless baker's attempt at taking his own life is interrupted by a persistent child in need of a birthday cake.
2020-11-04
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A BITTER LIFE COMES TO AN END
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