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Surrealist painter Salvador Dali, who died last week aged 84, left his entire fortune to the Spanish state, the Ministry of Culture in Madrid confirmed Wednesday. Earlier this week, a Spanish magazine had printed an unconfirmed report to that effect. The ministry was informed of the contents--naming the state as the “sole inheritor of all his goods, rights and artistic creations”--by a public notary. The entire will is not due to be made public until next week.
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