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Life is short and if you're looking for extension, you had best do well. 'Cause there's good deeds and then there's good intentions. They are as far apart as Heaven and Hell.

Ben Harper

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Ben Harper
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 28
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Benjamin Chase Harper
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