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Nature is a big part of my weekend. Whenever possible, I take Friday and Monday off and spend four days outdoors. We should remind ourselves that there was something here before us, a force more powerful than us.
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: September 27
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