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Don’t repeat yourself. It’s not only repetitive, it’s redundant, and people have heard it before.

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Daniel Handler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: February 28
Accordionist
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Musician
Novelist
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San Francisco County
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Lemony Snicket
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