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In the 1950s, when Samuel Beckett was residing in a French village, he would occasionally give rides to the local children to school, including a young Andre the Giant. The two bonded over their shared enthusiasm for cricket, and Andre later remembered that they rarely discussed anything else.

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In the 1950s, when Samuel Beckett was residing in a French village, he would occasionally give rides to the local children to school, including a young Andre the Giant. The two bonded over their shared enthusiasm for cricket, and Andre later remembered that they rarely discussed anything else.

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