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There is suffering and there is joy. Your life is very short, and then you're back again for another and another, forever, unless you step off the wheel.

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
Joy
Forever
Suffering
Wheel
Another
Wheels
Back
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Life
Short
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