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We feel crowded by other people we feel crowded by social rules we feel crowded by ourselves, mainly.

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Humanity
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Feels
People
Crowded
Mainly
Buddhism
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