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Leaves turned to soil beneath my feet. Thus it is, trees eat themselves.

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David Mitchell
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 12
Actor
Composer
Linguist
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Science Fiction Writer
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Clarkfield
Minnesota
David Stephen Mitchell
David Henry Mitchell
Tree
Feet
Beneath
Soil
Trees
Leaves
Thus
Turned

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