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You can be in a state of mind for a few seconds and forget that you were ever in any other state of mind. That's what we mean by illusion.

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
Illusion
Ignorance
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Forget
States
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