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I've always like the time before dawn because there's no one around to remind me who I'm supposed to be, so it's easier to remember who I am.

Brian Andreas

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Brian Andreas
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 17
Artist
Painter
Writer
Iowa City
Iowa
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Dawn

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