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I'm learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework...procrastinating and negotiation.

Bill Watterson

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Bill Watterson
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: July 5
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Washington
District of Columbia
Procrastinating
Negotiation
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