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There's nothing more satisfying than going to a market and meeting the person who picked the strawberries, or it's their farm that the strawberries came from, and giving them a fair value in exchange for what they're giving you.

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Billy Corgan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 17
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Billy Burke
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