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Whether we like it or not, we are all on a journey, a Quest if you will, every day of our lives, and the path we must take is full of perils, and our destiny can never be predicted in advance.

Alan Hirsch

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Alan Hirsch
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 24
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Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
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