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Why should the peculiarities of human consciousness be the narrow standard by which other creatures are judged?
Gary Snyder
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Gary Snyder
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: May 8
Environmentalist
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Trade Unionist
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San Francisco County
California
Gary Snyder
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