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Jack Kerouac
Age: 47 †
Born: 1922
Born: March 13
Died: 1969
Died: October 21
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Writer
East Chelmsford
Massachusetts
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While looking for the light, you may suddenly be devoured by the darkness and find the true light
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I suddenly discovered the delight of rebellion.
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