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Alcohol causes a lot of problems, and then to solve these problems, you drink more.

Gary Shteyngart

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Gary Shteyngart
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 5
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
St. Petersburg
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Alcohol
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Drink
Problems
Causes

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