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There is a pair of snakes who have learned to drive a car so recklessly that they would run you over in the street and never stop to apologize.

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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
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Pair
Never
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Street
Car
Recklessly
Streets
Apologize
Learned
Snakes
Stop
Apologizing

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