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The tattoo has a profound meaning: the superficiality of modern man's existence.

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Anthony Daniels
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: February 21
Actor
Film Actor
Mime Artist
Television Actor
Salisbury
England
Anthony Kingsley Daniels
Superficiality
Tattoo
Profound
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Modern
Existence
Men

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