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The tonal is the sense of place. It is order and reason in a world of chaos.

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
Tonal
Buddhism
Chaos
Sense
Order
Place
Reason
World

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