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I have one talent, and that's figuring out what people want about two minutes before they know it themselves.

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Felix Dennis
Age: 67 †
Born: 1947
Born: May 27
Died: 2014
Died: June 22
Businessperson
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Writer
Kingston
Figuring
Minutes
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People

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