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Don't let despair mutate your flesh Look at my twisted stumps of thought See the fingers, listen to the voice I am slowly becoming the end of the line.

Henry Rollins

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
Actor
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Human Rights Activist
Journalist
Musician
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Washington
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Look
Despair
Looks
Line
Listen
Mutate
Becoming
Stumps
Lines
Twisted
Voice
Slowly
Ends
Flesh
Thought
Fingers

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