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I've always been into having stories told to me. I was a voracious reader, my father was also a teller of tales and the kind of Baron Munchausen proxy of a tall tale was much more interesting than a true tale.
Damon Lindelof
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Damon Lindelof
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: April 24
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Damon Laurence Lindelof
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