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We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul.

Conor Oberst

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Conor Oberst
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: February 15
Guitarist
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Omaha
Nebraska
Conor Mullen Oberst
Must
Memorize
Nine
Deny
Numbers
Soul

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