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She is Living and I'm Dead, but I'd like to believe we're both human. Call me an idealist.

Isaac Marion

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Isaac Marion
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: December 30
Music Journalist
Novelist
Writer
Seattle
Washington
Humans
Believe
Like
Idealist
Dead
Call
Living
Human

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