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Was Daedalus really stricken with grief when Icarus fell into the sea? Or just disappointed by the design failure
Alison Bechdel
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Alison Bechdel
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 10
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Lock Haven
Pennsylvania
Alison J. Bechdel
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