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Lying's wrong, but when the world spins backwards, a small wrong may be a big right.

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David Mitchell
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 12
Actor
Composer
Linguist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Clarkfield
Minnesota
David Stephen Mitchell
David Henry Mitchell
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Wrong
Lying
Bigs
May
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World
Spins
Backwards

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