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Anthony the Great moved to a fort and refused to speak

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Wanting some peace and quiet, he barricaded himself inside an abandoned ruin and aggressively ignored everyone for twenty years. When people finally broke down the doors, he emerged perfectly healthy and extremely annoyed.

Anthony the Great moved to a fort and refused to speak
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