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In fact, of course, there is no secret knowledge no one knows anything that can't be found on a shelf in the public library.

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Daniel Quinn
Age: 82 †
Born: 1935
Born: October 11
Died: 2018
Died: February 17
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Daniel Clarence Quinn
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