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At some point, you can't take a risk just to take a risk because that's a betrayal, in and of itself.

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Damon Lindelof
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: April 24
Executive Producer
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Showrunner
Television Producer
Television Writer
Damon Laurence Lindelof
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