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Power, time, gravity, love. The forces that really kick ass are all invisible.

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David Mitchell
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 12
Actor
Composer
Linguist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Text Writer
Translator
Writer
Clarkfield
Minnesota
David Stephen Mitchell
David Henry Mitchell
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Inspiring
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Atlas
Power
Kick
Really
Gravity
Time
Kicks
Love
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Invisible

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