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Classical Fact

Erik Satie lived most of his life in one room over a cafe in Paris. When Satie died, the composer's brother was the first person to visit there in 27 years. He found one of Satie's two pianos buried under mounds of newspapers, gymnastics equipment and a hammock, but no bed. In the closet he found 12 velvet suits, six of them unworn, and 200 umbrellas.