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There are these two strands, the Dionysian and the Appollonian, and in the same theater grew up from these folks who during the day were just ordinary citizens, and at night they would sneak off to the woods and party.
Howard Rheingold
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Howard Rheingold
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 7
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