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. . . You seem upset, Charlie. Is something wrong? Charlie: No, no, I’m okay, I just had to take directions from a mute beaver in a fez to get here, it’s unsettling.

Christopher Moore

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Christopher Moore
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: January 1
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