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I just finished my homework fast, I was bored to death. There wasn't 500 channels so there was a thing for a librarian to teach a kid like me about reading. I started reading early and I read all the time, because I love it.

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Harvey Weinstein
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: March 19
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