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We will, at some point, reflect back at our rampant acceptance of speciesism with profound regret. Our journey to understanding that all demonstrations of life possess equal value is a slow and harrowing one.

Ian Somerhalder

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Ian Somerhalder
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: December 8
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Covington
Louisiana
Ian Joseph Somerhalder
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