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What we are seeking to do is not melt the map of America. We are seeking to melt the self, the solid form that we consider ourselves to be.

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
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Buddhism
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America

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