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Now I understand that one of the important reasons for going to college and getting an education is to learn that the things you've believed in all your life aren't true, and that nothing is what it appears to be.

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Daniel Keyes
Age: 86 †
Born: 1927
Born: August 9
Died: 2014
Died: June 15
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