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Happiness lies within one's self, and the way to dig it out is cocaine.

Aleister Crowley

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Aleister Crowley
Age: 72 †
Born: 1875
Born: October 12
Died: 1947
Died: December 1
Artist
Astrologer
Autobiographer
Chess Composer
Chess Player
Mountaineer
Novelist
Organizational Founder
Playwright
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Writer
Leamington
Warwickshire
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Happiness
Self
Way
Cocaine
Lies
Within

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