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The information was kept hidden for the same reason we keep matches from children. In the correct hands, fire can provide illumination... but in the wrong hands, fire can be highly destructive.

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Dan Brown
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 22
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Daniel Gerhard Brown
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