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The self plays among the waves of existence. It surfaces, it comes up for a while, and then it disappears again.
Frederick Lenz
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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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