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This is an absurd moral, for you and I both know that sometimes not only is it good to lie, it is necessary to lie.

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