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So in the world of Enlightenment, things are just things, except they're not things. We're in nirvana. There is no debating team.

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
Nothingness
Enlightenment
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Team
Things
World
Debating
Nirvana

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