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Achille Talon can be courageous and magnanimous, a protector of animals and ever vigilant guardian of proper etiquette, so much so that he fights with an author of an etiquette book — over which of them has the honour of giving the right of way. He is a patron of the arts (as long as he is the one
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A man in his forties, Achille is single and lives at home with his parents. His father, Alambic
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and sometimes resorts to activism (e.g., pro peace or against pollution) or inventions. He is often at odds with his neighbour
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484:Le Sort s'acharne sur Achille Talon
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298:NOT SPOIL ME. I WAS BORN SPOILED."
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