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The network of enlightenment is a very wide network. It's not relegated to a simple type of being. It's not the network of the goody-goods.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Humanity
Goody
Simple
Relegated
Network
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Enlightenment
Buddhism

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