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Everybody experiences reality in a way that's only true for them.

John Darnielle

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John Darnielle
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 16
Composer
Musician
Singer-Songwriter
Bloomington
Indiana
Experiences
Everybody
True
Reality
Way

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