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...Drifting downstream in a row boat doesn't count against your life span.

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James Patterson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: March 22
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Newburgh
New York
James Brendan Patterson
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They're afraid of change, and we must change. They're afraid of the young, and we are the young. They're afraid of music, and music is our life. They're afraid of books, and knowledge, and ideas. They're most afraid of our magic.
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Oh no! Don't drag us away from Antartica and take us to the playground of the rich and famous! Not that briar patch! -Max
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