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Man may live and man may die searching for the question why. But if he tries to rule the sky, he must fall.
Cat Stevens
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Cat Stevens
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: July 21
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Steven Demetre Georgiou
Yusuf Islam
Yusuf
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