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The light from the oncoming train focuses the mind.

Bruce Springsteen

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Bruce Springsteen
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: September 23
Guitarist
Musician
Pianist
Record Producer
Recording Artist
Singer
Songwriter
Long Branch
New Jersey
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen
The Boss
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Train
Light
Mind
Oncoming

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