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I once had a garden filled with flowers that grew only on dark thoughts, but they needed constant attention and one day I decided I had better things to do.

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Brian Andreas
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: September 17
Artist
Painter
Writer
Iowa City
Iowa
Decided
Thoughts
Needed
Grew
Flowers
Dark
Garden
Attention
Constant
Better
Filled
Things
Flower

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