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"Benet published his book at age 17." What book? There is no referent for this sentence. Also the author's name always has an acute accent mark over the last 'e,' which seems to be observed only about every other time it is written here. My favorite example is "Benet's brother, William Rose Benét..." who is credited later in the sentence for writing "Benet's Literary Encyclopedia." Oh well, I guess consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds like mine.