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I had an all-Fear of Music iPod, just versions of the 11 songs from the record. No other songs allowed.

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Jonathan Lethem
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: February 19
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Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
New York
Jonathan Allen Lethem
Harry Conklin
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