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They presented a description of the world to all of us which was very limited and narrow.

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
World
Rama
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Narrow
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Limited

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