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No matter how we defend ourselves against the outside we're always licked by something from the inside. Ther's no defense against betrayal, and we all betray ourselves.
Alfred Bester
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Alfred Bester
Age: 73 †
Born: 1913
Born: December 18
Died: 1987
Died: September 30
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