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A zoo is a good place to make a spectacle of yourself, as the people around you have creepier, more photogenic things to look at.
David Sedaris
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David Sedaris
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: December 26
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Binghamton
New York
David Raymond Sedaris
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