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I believe the printed word is more than sacred Beyond the gauge of good or bad The human right to let your soul fly free and naked Above the violence of the fearful and sad

Andy Partridge

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Andy Partridge
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: November 11
Guitarist
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