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You are the untold story. You are the impassioned truth wanting to scream its existence, to be forever trapped by a strong hand clapped firmly over the mouth of my soul.

Henry Rollins

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Henry Rollins
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: February 13
Actor
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