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Leonard asks me if there's anything I need to know before he dies, I think about it for a minute, turn to him, say what's the meaning of life, Leonard? He laughs, says that's an easy one, my son, it's whatever you want it to be.
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James Frey
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 12
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James Christopher Frey
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