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But that's what we all are-just stories. We only exist by how people remember us, by the stories we make of our lives. Without the stories, we'd just fade away.
Charles de Lint
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Charles de Lint
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: December 22
Musician
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Samuel M. Key
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Let it go on record that any confusion arose simply because we lacked certain commonalities of reference.
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