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Madness is the WHO staring into the abyss and denying it is there. Madness is an ostrich who sticks her head in the sand while a pack of hyenas closes around her. - Lanky Man with green eyes

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