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You would run much slower if you were dragging something behind you, like a knapsack or a sheriff.

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Daniel Handler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: February 28
Accordionist
Author
Musician
Novelist
Screenwriter
Songwriter
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San Francisco County
California
Lemony Snicket
Slower
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Knapsack
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Sheriff
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