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Where hopes are unrealistic, fears often become exaggerated where dreams alone are blueprints, nightmares result.

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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
Often
Exaggerated
Dream
Nightmare
Become
Hopes
Fears
Result
Dreams
Unrealistic
Results
Blueprints
Alone
Nightmares

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