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There's this cave and all humanity is in it and there's this terribly bright light at the other end and everybody's afraid of it.

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
Buddhism
Afraid
Humanity
Everybody
Ends
Cave
Light
Caves
Terribly
Bright

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