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It is easy to decide on what is wrong to wear to a party, such as deep-sea diving equipment or a pair of large pillows, but deciding what is right is much trickier.

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Daniel Handler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: February 28
Accordionist
Author
Musician
Novelist
Screenwriter
Songwriter
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Lemony Snicket
Wear
Pillows
Much
Sea
Diving
Large
Deciding
Deep
Pillow
Party
Pair
Wrong
Equipment
Pairs
Easy
Decide
Trickier
Right

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