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Real people are actively trying to live like fake people, so real people are no less fake. Every comparison becomes impractical. This is why the impractical has become totally acceptable impracticality almost seems cool.

Chuck Klosterman

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Chuck Klosterman
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: June 5
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Breckenridge
Minnesota
Charles John Klosterman
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