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Be he the first to stand or the last, a man must stand, the father had told his adoring son. And if there is only one man, then that man must stand alone. ~Thomas to Bruce Wayne
Andrew Vachss
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Andrew Vachss
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 19
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